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Esther Chapter 4 verse 15 Holy Bible

ASV Esther 4:15

Then Esther bade them return answer unto Mordecai,
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BBE Esther 4:15

Then Esther sent them back to Mordecai with this answer:
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DARBY Esther 4:15

And Esther bade to answer Mordecai:
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KJV Esther 4:15

Then Esther bade them return Mordecai this answer,
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WBT Esther 4:15

Then Esther bade them return Mordecai this answer,
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WEB Esther 4:15

Then Esther bade them return answer to Mordecai,
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YLT Esther 4:15

And Esther speaketh to send back unto Mordecai:
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 15. - Fast ye for me. Fasting for another is fasting to obtain God's blessing on that other, and is naturally accompanied with earnest prayer to God for the person who is the object of the fast. Thus here again the thought of God underlies the narrative. It has been supposed that Esther could not have meant an absolute fast - complete abstinence from both food and drink - for so long a period as three days; but Oriental abstemiousness would not be very severely taxed by a fast of this length. The time intended - from the evening of the first to the morning of the third day - need not have much exceeded thirty-six hours. I also and my maidens will fast likewise. "Likewise" is to be taken here in its proper sense, as meaning "in like manner." We also will abstain both from meat and drink during the same Period.

Ellicott's Commentary