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.
Megillah
“And Esther called Hatach”. Rav said: Hatach is the same as Daniel. Why was he called Hatach? Because he was cut [hatkhuhu] from his elevated position. Shmuel said: Because all affairs of state were decided [nehtakim] by his voice.
Megillah
“To know what this was and why this was.” R. Isaac said: She sent to him saying: Perhaps Israel has transgressed the five books of the Torah, in which is written, “On this side and on this they were written” (Exodus 32:15).