16 “Go, gather all the Jews who are present in [a]Shushan, and fast for me; neither eat nor drink for (A)three days, night or day. My maids and I will fast likewise. And so I will go to the king, which is against the law; (B)and if I perish, I perish!”

17 So Mordecai went his way and did according to all that Esther commanded [b]him.

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Footnotes

  1. Esther 4:16 Or Susa
  2. Esther 4:17 LXX adds a prayer of Mordecai here

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