Ester 4:13

4:13 he ¹  said to take back this answer to Esther:

Ester 5:12

5:12 Haman said, “Furthermore, Queen Esther invited ²  only me to accompany the king to the banquet that she prepared! And also tomorrow I am invited ³  along with the king.

[4:13]  ¹ tn Heb “Mordecai.” The pronoun (“he”) was used in the translation for stylistic reasons. A repetition of the proper name here is redundant in terms of contemporary English style.

[5:12]  ² tn Heb “caused to come”; KJV “did let no man come in…but myself.”

[5:12]  ³ tn Heb “called to her”; KJV “invited unto her”; NAB “I am to be her guest.”