Est 4:8 | TNotes | STEP | 4:8 A copy of the decree with the king’s seal would prove to Esther the seriousness of the situation. • to beg for mercy: Mordecai gave Esther no reasons to present to the king, only an appeal to the king’s mercy and Esther’s influence on him on behalf of her own people.

‏ Esther 4:8

4:8 ^a A copy of the decree with the king’s seal would prove to Esther the seriousness of the situation.

• to beg for mercy: Mordecai gave Esther no reasons to present to the king, only an appeal to the king’s mercy and Esther’s influence on him on behalf of her own people.