It was a simple gesture, but it meant Esther’s life, for by it the king excused her from the offense she had just committed ​ — that of appearing before him without a royal invitation.
پادشاه می‌توانست او را به مرگ محکوم کند ،‏ زیرا که بدون احضار او به آنجا آمده بود .‏