6 So Hatach went forth to Mordecai unto the street of the city, which was before the king's gate.
6 So Hatach H2047 went forth H3318 to Mordecai H4782 unto the street H7339 of the city, H5892 which was before H6440 the king's H4428 gate. H8179
6 So Hathach went forth to Mordecai unto the broad place of the city, which was before the king's gate.
6 And Hatach goeth out unto Mordecai, unto a broad place of the city, that `is' before the gate of the king,
6 And Hatach went forth to Mordecai, unto the public place of the city which was before the king's gate.
6 So Hathach went forth to Mordecai to the broad place of the city, which was before the king's gate.
6 So Hathach went out and saw Mordecai in the open square of the town before the king's doorway.
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Commentary on Esther 4 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 4
We left God's Isaac bound upon the altar and ready to be sacrificed, and the enemies triumphing in the prospect of it; but things here begin to work towards a deliverance, and they begin at the right end.
Est 4:1-4
Here we have an account of the general sorrow that there was among the Jews upon the publishing of Haman's bloody edict against them. It was a sad time with the church.
Est 4:5-17
So strictly did the laws of Persia confine the wives, especially the king's wives, that it was not possible for Mordecai to have a conference with Esther about this important affair, but divers messages are here carried between them by Hatach, whom the king had appointed to attend her, and it seems he was one she could confide in.