Esther 4:11-13

Expanded Bible

¹¹ “All the ·royal officers [ministers; officials] and people of the ·royal [king’s] ·states [provinces] know that no man or woman may ·go [come] to the king in the inner courtyard ·without being called [uninvited]. ·There is [He has] only one law about this: Anyone who enters must be put to death unless the king holds out his gold scepter. Then that person may live. And I have not been ·called [summoned; invited] to go to the king for thirty days.”

¹² Esther’s ·message [^Lwords] was given to Mordecai. ¹³ Then Mordecai sent back ·word [this answer/reply] to Esther: “Just because you ·live in [are part of] the king’s ·palace [^Lhouse], don’t ·think [imagine] that out of all the Jews you alone will escape.