The Hebrew noun hatstsalah means deliverance or rescue — the act of being snatched from danger or death. It is closely related to the verb natsal, to deliver or rescue.
Hatstsalah appears in Esther 4:14, in the magnificent challenge Mordecai sends to Esther: 'For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place.' This verse encapsulates one of Scripture's most powerful statements about divine sovereignty and human responsibility. God's hatstsalah will come — but the person of faith is invited to be the instrument of it. The word thus joins together divine certainty and human courage.