Esther 2:20
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Esther still had not revealed her lineage or her people, just as Mordecai had instructed. She obeyed Mordecai’s command, as she had done under his care.”
A short, plain-language explanation of Esther 2:20 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
“Esther still had not revealed her lineage or her people, just as Mordecai had instructed. She obeyed Mordecai’s command, as she had done under his care.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Esther had not yet shewed her kindred nor her people; as Mordecai had charged her: for Esther did the commandment of Mordecai, like as when she was brought up with him.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Esther had not yet made known her kindred nor her people; as Mordecai had charged her: for Esther did the commandment of Mordecai, like as when she was brought up with him.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Esther is not declaring her kindred and her people, as Mordecai hath laid a charge upon her, and the saying of Mordecai Esther is doing as when she was truly with him.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Esther 2:20 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Esther 2:7And Mordecai had brought up Hadassah (that is, Esther), the daughter of his uncle, because she did not have a father or mother. The young woman was lovely in form and appearance, and when her father and mother had died, Mordecai had taken her in as his own daughter.
- Esther 2:10Esther did not reveal her people or her lineage, because Mordecai had instructed her not to do so.
- Ephesians 6:1Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
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