O panorama
Ester 4 abre com “When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on…”, muda perto do versículo 9 com “And Hatach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai.” e termina com “So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him.”. Esses pontos traçam o movimento próprio do capítulo, da abertura à conclusão.
A Escritura ao lado do resumo
Ester · Versão King James · 17Ester 4:1-6
Versículos 1–6: When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes…
Ester 4:1–6 abre com “When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with…” e chega a “So Hatach went forth to Mordecai unto the street of the city, which was before the king’s gate.” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Acompanhe as escolhas, a oposição, o livramento e os fracassos que aprofundam o conflito em Ester.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out…” Nomear Mordecai mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
“And came even before the king’s gate: for none might enter into the king’s gate clothed with sackcloth.” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem gate, king’s, clothed. A relação com os versículos 1 e 3 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
Ester 4:1-6
Versão King James1When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry;
2And came even before the king’s gate: for none might enter into the king’s gate clothed with sackcloth.
3And in every province, whithersoever the king’s commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.
4So Esther’s maids and her chamberlains came and told it her. Then was the queen exceedingly grieved; and she sent raiment to clothe Mordecai, and to take away his sackcloth from him: but he received it not.
5Then called Esther for Hatach, one of the king’s chamberlains, whom he had appointed to attend upon her, and gave him a commandment to Mordecai, to know what it was, and why it was.
6So Hatach went forth to Mordecai unto the street of the city, which was before the king’s gate.
Ester 4:7-12
Versículos 7–12: Mordecai told him of all that had happened unto him, and of the sum of…
Ester 4:7–12 abre com “And Mordecai told him of all that had happened unto him, and of the sum of the money that Haman…” e chega a “And they told to Mordecai Esther’s words.” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Acompanhe as escolhas, a oposição, o livramento e os fracassos que aprofundam o conflito em Ester.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“And Mordecai told him of all that had happened unto him, and of the sum of the money that Haman had promised to pay to…” Nomear Haman e Jews mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
“Also he gave him the copy of the writing of the decree that was given at Shushan to destroy them, to shew it unto…” A ordem não pode ser entendida apenas pelo verbo. O destinatário, o propósito e seu lugar na aliança ou argumento definem a responsabilidade.
“And Hatach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai.” Nomear Esther e Hatach mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
Ester 4:7-12
Versão King James7And Mordecai told him of all that had happened unto him, and of the sum of the money that Haman had promised to pay to the king’s treasuries for the Jews, to destroy them.
8Also he gave him the copy of the writing of the decree that was given at Shushan to destroy them, to shew it unto Esther, and to declare it unto her, and to charge her that she should go in unto the king, to make supplication unto him, and to make request before him for her people.
9And Hatach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai.
10Again Esther spake unto Hatach, and gave him commandment unto Mordecai;
11All the king’s servants, and the people of the king’s provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or woman, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law of his to put him to death, except such to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live: but I have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days.
12And they told to Mordecai Esther’s words.
Ester 4:13-17
Versículos 13–17: Mordecai commanded to answer Esther, Think not with thyself that thou…
Ester 4:13–17 abre com “Then Mordecai commanded to answer Esther, Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the…” e chega a “So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him.” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Acompanhe as escolhas, a oposição, o livramento e os fracassos que aprofundam o conflito em Ester.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
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“Then Mordecai commanded to answer Esther, Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king’s house, more than…” A ordem não pode ser entendida apenas pelo verbo. O destinatário, o propósito e seu lugar na aliança ou argumento definem a responsabilidade.
Ester 4:13-17
Versão King James13Then Mordecai commanded to answer Esther, Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king’s house, more than all the Jews.
14For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father’s house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?
15Then Esther bade them return Mordecai this answer,
16Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.
17So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him.
Detalhes que merecem atenção
A imagem de abertura
Esther 4:1 começa com “When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried…”
Onde o capítulo muda
Esther 4:5 forma uma mudança natural: “Then called Esther for Hatach, one of the king’s chamberlains, whom he had appointed to attend upon her, and gave him a commandment to Mordecai, to know…”
A nota final
Esther 4:17 deixa o leitor com “So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him.”
Um caminho de palavras pelo capítulo
As palavras Mordecai, king’s, Esther, Jews, king, Hatach ajudam a revelar as preocupações repetidas do capítulo.
Primeiro o texto
Onde os leitores divergem
O resumo começa com o que a passagem diz e como suas partes se relacionam. Ele não presume que uma denominação já resolveu todas as questões. A dependência de uma tradição, teoria literária ou reconstrução histórica é claramente identificada.
O texto KJV aparece primeiro. As conclusões interpretativas são identificadas, e as diferenças surgem quando ajudam a explicar por que comunidades sérias nem sempre chegam à mesma resposta.
As notas interpretativas comparativas deste capítulo estão em preparação. Até que as notas revisadas estejam prontas, esta página separa o texto KJV do resumo e da aplicação sem afirmar que leitores responsáveis concordam em todas as questões.