Greek Esther 4:11-13

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¹¹ All nations of the realm know that if any man or woman goes to the king inside the inner court without being called, there is no escape for that person. Only the one to whom the king stretches out the golden scepter is safe—and it is now thirty days since I myself was called to go to the king.”^(A)

¹² So Hachratheus delivered Esther’s entire message to Mordecai, ¹³ and then Mordecai said to Hachratheus, “Go and say to her: Esther, do not say to yourself that you alone among all the Jews in the realm will escape alive.