וַתִּקְרָא֩ אֶסְתֵּ֨ר לַהֲתָ֜ךְ מִסָּרִיסֵ֤י הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הֶעֱמִ֣יד לְפָנֶ֔יהָ וַתְּצַוֵּ֖הוּ עַֽל־מָרְדֳּכָ֑י לָדַ֥עַת מַה־זֶּ֖ה וְעַל־מַה־זֶּֽה׃
Lalu Ester memanggil Hatah, salah seorang sida-sida raja yang telah ditugaskan raja untuk melayaninya, dan memerintahkan dia pergi kepada Mordekhai untuk mengetahui apa yang terjadi dan mengapa hal itu terjadi.
Tze'enah Ure'enah
“To know the why and wherefore of this” [4:5]. Esther was a queen and therefore she was ashamed that she had to learn the secret from Mordecai. Therefore, she said to Daniel, go and stand near Mordecai and become aware what he is saying and whether he is talking about the secret. That is why it says in Scripture, “to know what this” [4:5]. That is to say, to become aware what is the secret. “To tell her” is not written, that he should tell her and that is why it is written “what is this and what is this” twice. That is to say, he became aware of what the trouble was and from whom the troubles originated.