⁵ Then Esther summoned Hathach from the king's eunuchs , whom the king had appointed to attend her, and ordered him to go to Mordecai to learn what this was and why it was.

⁵ Then Esther sent for Hathach, one of the king's eunuchs who had been appointed as her attendant. She ordered him to go to Mordecai and find out what was troubling him and why he was in mourning.

⁵ Esther called for Hathach, one of the royal eunuchs whom the king had assigned to wait on her, and told him to go to Mordecai and get the full story of what was happening.