Esther 4:5 in every translation
Leer en españolThe same verse in each translation we publish, grouped by language and by the tradition that made it. Numbering is matched for each text (for example, Psalms in the Septuagint).
English
Catholic
DRB Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899
And she called for Athach the eunuch, whom the king had appointed to attend upon her, and she commanded him to go to Mardochai, and learn of him why he did this.
CPDV Catholic Public Domain Version
And she sent for Hathach the eunuch, whom the king had appointed to minister to her, and she instructed him to go to Mordecai and to discern from him why he was doing this.
Protestant
WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
Then Esther called for Hathach, one of the king’s eunuchs, whom he had appointed to attend her, and commanded him to go to Mordecai, to find out what this was, and why it was.
WEBBE World English Bible British Edition (with Deuterocanon)
Then Esther called for Hathach, one of the king’s eunuchs, whom he had appointed to attend her, and commanded him to go to Mordecai, to find out what this was, and why it was.
KJV King James Version (with Apocrypha)
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 what it [was], and why it [was].
RV Revised Version with Apocrypha
Then called Esther for Hathach, one of the king’s chamberlains, whom he had appointed to attend upon her, and charged him to go to Mordecai, to know what this was, and why it was.
MSB Majority Standard Bible
Then Esther summoned Hathach, one of the king’s eunuchs appointed to her, and she dispatched him to Mordecai to learn what was troubling him and why.
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then Esther summoned Hathach, one of the king’s eunuchs appointed to her, and she dispatched him to Mordecai to learn what was troubling him and why.
ASV American Standard Version (1901)
Then called Esther for Hathach, one of the king’s chamberlains, whom he had appointed to attend upon her, and charged him to go to Mordecai, to know what this was, and why it was.
LSV Literal Standard Version
And Esther calls to Hatach, of the eunuchs of the king, whom he has stationed before her, and gives him a charge for Mordecai, to know what this [is], and why this [is].
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Darby Darby Translation
Then Esther called for Hatach, [one] of the king's chamberlains, whom he had appointed to wait upon her, and gave him a commandment to Mordecai, to know what it was, and why it was.
Webster Noah Webster's Bible (1833)
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 what it [was] , and why it [was] .
GNV Geneva Bible (1599)
Then called Ester Hatach one of the Kings eunuches, whom he had appointed to serue her, and gaue him a commandement vnto Mordecai, to knowe what it was, and why it was.
ULB Unlocked Literal Bible
Then Esther called for Hathak, one of the king's officials who had been assigned to serve her. She ordered him to go to Mordecai to learn what had happened and what it meant.
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Jewish
JPS JPS Tanakh (1917)
Then called Esther for Hathach, one of the king's chamberlains, whom he had appointed to attend upon her, and charged him to go to Mordecai, to know what this was, and why it was.
Individual translator
Brenton Brenton's English Septuagint In this text: Esther (Greek) 4:5
So Esther called for her chamberlain Achrathæus, who waited upon her; and she sent to learn the truth from Mardochæus.
LXXUP Updated Brenton English Septuagint In this text: Esther (Greek) 4:5
So Esther called for her chamberlain Hathach, who waited upon her; and she sent to learn the truth from Mordecai.
YLT Young's Literal Translation
And Esther calleth to Hatach, of the eunuchs of the king, whom he hath stationed before her, and giveth him a charge for Mordecai, to know what this [is], and wherefore this [is].
FBV Free Bible Version
She called Hathatch, one of the king's eunuchs assigned to attend her, and ordered him to go to Mordecai and find out what he was doing and why.
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Scholarly edition
BBE Bible in Basic English
Then Esther sent for Hathach, one of the king's unsexed servants whom he had given her for waiting on her, and she gave him orders to go to Mordecai and see what this was and why it was.
Spanish
Protestant
RV1909 Reina-Valera 1909
Entonces Esther llamó á Atach, uno de los eunucos del rey, que él había hecho estar delante de ella, y mandólo á Mardochêo, con orden de saber qué era aquello, y por qué.
ONBV Biblica Open New Living Bible (Nueva Biblia Viva 2008)
Entonces Ester mandó a buscar a Hatac, uno de los hombres de confianza del rey que había sido puesto a su servicio, y le dijo que fuera a preguntarle a Mardoqueo cuál era el problema y por qué estaba actuando de esa manera.
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PDT God's Word for You (Latin American Textual Bible)
Entonces Ester llamó a Hatac, uno de los eunucos que el rey asignó al servicio de ella, y lo envió a Mardoqueo para averiguar qué era lo que sucedía y por qué.
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Individual translator
VBL Free Bible Version (Spanish)
Llamó a Hatac, uno de los eunucos del rey asignados para atenderla, y le ordenó que fuera a ver a Mardoqueo y averiguara qué estaba haciendo y por qué.
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BES Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
Entonces Ester llamó a Hatac, uno de los eunucos del rey que este había puesto a su servicio. Le ordenó que fuera a ver a Mardoqueo y averiguara qué le pasaba y por qué.
Read in context · La Biblia en Español Sencillo, traducida y editada por Irma Flores (AudioBiblia.org).
Greek
Scholarly edition
LXX Brenton's Greek Septuagint In this text: Esther (Greek) 4:5
Ἡ δὲ Ἐσθὴρ προσεκαλέσατο Ἀχραθαῖον τὸν εὐνοῦχον αὐτῆς, ὃς παρειστήκει αὐτῇ, καὶ ἀπέστειλε μαθεῖν αὕτη παρὰ τοῦ Μαρδοχαίου τὸ ἀκριβές.
Hebrew
Scholarly edition
WLC Westminster Leningrad Codex
וַתִּקְרָא֩ אֶסְתֵּ֨ר לַהֲתָ֜ךְ מִסָּרִיסֵ֤י הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הֶעֱמִ֣יד לְפָנֶ֔יהָ וַתְּצַוֵּ֖הוּ עַֽל־מָרְדֳּכָ֑י לָדַ֥עַת מַה־זֶּ֖ה וְעַל־מַה־זֶּֽה׃
Latin
Catholic
VUL Clementine Vulgate
Accitoque Athach eunucho, quem rex ministrum ei dederat, præcepit ei ut iret ad Mardochæum, et disceret ab eo cur hoc faceret.
Church Slavonic
Orthodox
Slavonic Church Slavonic Bible (Elizabeth Bible)
Є҆сѳи́рь же призва̀ а҆храѳе́а скопца̀ своего̀, предстоѧ́щаго є҆́й,
Read in context · Church Slavonic text: Ponomar Project (github.com/typiconman/ponomar), © 2006–2018 Aleksandr Andreev and others, licensed under the GNU General Public License v3 or later. Changes for this site (2026-10-18): lectionary pericope markers, marginal glosses and the closing note of Genesis removed, Psalm verses renumbered to the Russian Synodal numbering, joined verses noted; the words are unchanged.
Russian
Orthodox
Synodal Russian Synodal Bible (1876)
Тогда позвала Есфирь Гафаха, одного из евнухов царя, которого он приставил к ней, и послала его к Мардохею узнать: что это и отчего это?
Greek (modern)
Individual translator
Vamvas Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
Τότε εκάλεσεν η Εσθήρ τον Αθάχ, εκ των ευνούχων του βασιλέως, τον οποίον είχε διορίσει εις την υπηρεσίαν αυτής, και προσέταξεν εις αυτόν περί του Μαροδοχαίου, διά να μάθη τι τούτο, και διά τι τούτο.
Serbian
Individual translator
DK Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Cyrillic)
Тада дозва Јестира Атаха, дворанина царевог, ког јој беше дао да јој служи, и заповеди му за Мардохеја да разбере шта му је и зашто.
DK latinica Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Latin script)
Tada dozva Jestira Ataha, dvoranina carevog, kog joj beše dao da joj služi, i zapovedi mu za Mardoheja da razbere šta mu je i zašto.
Arabic
Protestant
SVD Arabic Bible: Smith–Van Dyck (1865)
فَدَعَتْ أَسْتِيرُ هَتَاخَ، وَاحِدًا مِنْ خِصْيَانِ ٱلْمَلِكِ ٱلَّذِي أَوْقَفَهُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهَا، وَأَعْطَتْهُ وَصِيَّةً إِلَى مُرْدَخَايَ لِتَعْلَمَ مَاذَا وَلِمَاذَا.
Not in these translations (8)
Tyndale, Scío, PT1904, PT, RP2018, TR, Nestle 1904, SBLGNT