Rashi, on Esth 4:14

“For if thou wilt now hold thy peace, the Jews shall be delivered by some other occasion: and thou, and thy father’s house shall perish. And who knoweth whether thou art not therefore come to the kingdom, that thou mightest be ready in such a time as this?”

“and who knows whether at a time like this And who knows whether the king will desire you next year, which is the time of the massacre. at a time like this For he was presently in Nisan, and the time of the massacre was in Adar of the next year. you will attain the kingdom if you will attain the greatness which you now enjoy.”

Hebrew and Aramaic words are the commentator’s citations of the sacred text; the English translation that follows each is the translator’s.

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.