וַ֠תָּבוֹאינָה נַעֲר֨וֹת אֶסְתֵּ֤ר וְסָרִיסֶ֙יהָ֙ וַיַּגִּ֣ידוּ לָ֔הּ וַתִּתְחַלְחַ֥ל הַמַּלְכָּ֖ה מְאֹ֑ד וַתִּשְׁלַ֨ח בְּגָדִ֜ים לְהַלְבִּ֣ישׁ אֶֽת־מָרְדֳּכַ֗י וּלְהָסִ֥יר שַׂקּ֛וֹ מֵעָלָ֖יו וְלֹ֥א קִבֵּֽל׃
Lalu datanglah dayang-dayang Ester dan sida-sidanya dan memberitahukan hal itu kepadanya. Ratu pun sangat terguncang. Ia mengirimkan pakaian untuk dikenakan pada Mordekhai, supaya ia menanggalkan kain kabungnya, tetapi ia tidak menerimanya.
Megillah
And the queen was exceedingly afraid [vatithalhal]. What is the meaning of vatithalhal? Rav said: It means that she became a niddah (menstruant). R. Jeremiah said: that she needed to relieve herself.