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13 Then Mordecai said for them to respond to Esther, “Do not imagine that you in the king’s [a]house can escape any more than all the Jews. 14 For if you remain silent at this time, relief and (A)deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place, and you and your father’s house will perish. And who knows whether you have not reached royalty for such a time as this?”

Esther and the Jews Fast

15 Then Esther said for them to respond to Mordecai,

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  1. Esther 4:13 Or palace

13 he sent back this answer: “Do not think that because you are in the king’s house you alone of all the Jews will escape. 14 For if you remain silent(A) at this time, relief(B) and deliverance(C) for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?”(D)

15 Then Esther sent this reply to Mordecai:

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