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She was still following Mordecai’s directions, just as she did when she lived in his home.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/esther/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Esther had not made known her kindred or her people, as Mordecai had commanded her, for Esther obeyed Mordecai just as when she was brought up by him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/esther/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/esther/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Esther had not <i>yet</i> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/esther/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br /><i>Now</i> Esther had not revealed her family and her people, just as Mordecai had charged her, for Esther obeyed the command of Mordecai as when she was brought up by him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/esther/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Esther <i>still</i> had not revealed her relatives or her people, just as Mordecai had instructed her; for Esther did what Mordecai told her just as she had when under his care.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/esther/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Esther had not yet made known her kindred or her people, even as Mordecai had commanded her; for Esther did what Mordecai told her as she had done when under his care.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/esther/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Esther had not yet made known her kindred or her people, even as Mordecai had commanded her, for Esther did what Mordecai told her as she had done when under his care.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/esther/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Esther had not yet told <i>anyone</i> about her kinsmen or her people, just as Mordecai had commanded her; indeed Esther was doing what Mordecai declared <i>that she do</i>, just as she had done when she was being brought up by him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/esther/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Esther had not revealed her family or her people [that is, her Jewish background], just as Mordecai had instructed her; for Esther did what Mordecai told her just as when she was under his care.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/esther/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Esther still did not reveal her family background or her ethnicity, as Mordecai had directed. She obeyed Mordecai’s orders, as she always had while he raised her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/esther/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Esther still had not revealed her birthplace or her ethnic background, as Mordecai had directed. She obeyed Mordecai&#8217s orders, as she always had while he raised her. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/esther/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/esther/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />He had told Esther never to tell anyone that she was a Jew, and she obeyed him, just as she had always done. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/esther/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/esther/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Esther still had not revealed her family background or nationality, as Mordecai had ordered her. Esther always did whatever Mordecai told her, as she did when she was a child.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/esther/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />As for Esther, she had still not let it be known that she was Jewish. Mordecai had told her not to tell anyone, and she obeyed him in this, just as she had obeyed him when she was a little girl under his care. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/esther/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Now Esther had not declared her heritage or her people, just as Mordecai had instructed her, for Esther did what Mordecai told her just as she had done when she was raised by him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/esther/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/esther/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Esther was still not divulging her lineage or her people, just as Mordecai had instructed her. Esther continued to do whatever Mordecai said, just as she had done when he was raising her. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/esther/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Esther had not yet made known her relatives nor her people, as Mordecai had commanded her; for Esther obeyed Mordecai, like she did when she was brought up by him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/esther/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Esther had not yet showed her kindred, nor her people; as Mordecai had charged her: for Esther performed the commandment of Mordecai, as when she was brought up with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/esther/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Esther had not yet made known her relatives nor her people, as Mordecai had commanded her; for Esther obeyed Mordecai, like she did when she was brought up by him. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/esther/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Esther is not declaring her family and her people, as Mordecai has laid a charge on her, and the saying of Mordecai Esther is doing as when she was truly with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/esther/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/esther/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Esther not announcing her kindred and her people, as Mordecai commanded to her: and Esther did the saying of Mordecai as when she was in bringing up with him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/esther/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Neither had Esther as yet declared her country and people, according to his commandment. For whatsoever he commanded, Esther observed: and she did all things in the same manner as she was wont at that time when he brought her up a little one. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/esther/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 4:20>Esther had not yet declared her native land and her people, according to his command. For whatever he instructed, Esther observed. And so she did all things as she had become accustomed in the time when he raised her from early childhood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/esther/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Esther had not revealed her family or nationality, because Mordecai had told her not to; and Esther continued to follow Mordecai’s instructions, just as she had when she was being brought up by him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/esther/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Now Esther had not revealed her kindred or her people, as Mordecai had charged her; for Esther obeyed Mordecai just as when she was brought up by him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/esther/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But Esther had not yet made known her kindred nor her people, as Mordecai had charged her; for Esther obeyed the commandment of Mordecai, like as when she was faith fully brought up with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/esther/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Esthir did not reveal her tribe and her people according to what Murdacai commanded her, and Esthir was obeying the command of Murdacai, as she was in the faith with him.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/esther/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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--<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/esther/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Now Esther had not discovered her kindred; for so Mardochaeus commanded her, to fear God, and perform his commandments, as when she was with him: and Esther changed not her manner of life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/esther/2-20.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TRosJDhNG-8?start=523" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/esther/2.htm">Esther Becomes Queen</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">19</span>When the virgins were assembled a second time, Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate. <span class="reftext">20</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/635.htm" title="635: ’es·têr (N-proper-fs) -- Star, Ahasuerus' queen who delivered Isr. Of Persian derivation; Ester, the Jewish heroine.">Esther</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: ’ên (Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">still had not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5046.htm" title="5046: mag·ge·ḏeṯ (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-fs) -- To be conspicuous. ">revealed</a> <a href="/hebrew/4138.htm" title="4138: mō·w·laḏ·tāh (N-fsc:: 3fs) -- Kindred, birth, offspring. From yalad; nativity; by implication, lineage, native country; also offspring, family.">her lineage</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·māh (N-msc:: 3fs) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">or her people,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ka·’ă·šer (Prep-k:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">just as</a> <a href="/hebrew/4782.htm" title="4782: mā·rə·do·ḵāy (N-proper-ms) -- A companion of Zerubbabel, also a cousin of Esther. Of foreign derivation; Mordecai, an Israelite.">Mordecai</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: ṣiw·wāh (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">had instructed.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·le·hā (Prep:: 3fs) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/635.htm" title="635: ’es·têr (N-proper-fs) -- Star, Ahasuerus' queen who delivered Isr. Of Persian derivation; Ester, the Jewish heroine.">She</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ō·śāh (V-Qal-Prtcpl-fs) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">obeyed</a> <a href="/hebrew/4782.htm" title="4782: mā·rə·do·ḵay (N-proper-ms) -- A companion of Zerubbabel, also a cousin of Esther. Of foreign derivation; Mordecai, an Israelite.">Mordecai’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/3982.htm" title="3982: ma·’ă·mar (N-msc) -- A word, command. From 'amar; something said, i.e. An edict.">command,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ka·’ă·šer (Prep-k:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">as</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yə·ṯāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">she had done</a> <a href="/hebrew/545.htm" title="545: ḇə·’ā·mə·nāh (Prep-b:: N-fs) -- Bringing up, nourishment. Feminine of 'omen; tutelage.">under his care.</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’it·tōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc."></a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/3-2.htm">Esther 3:2-4</a></span><br />All the royal servants at the king’s gate bowed down and paid homage to Haman, because the king had commanded that this be done for him. But Mordecai would not bow down or pay homage. / Then the royal servants at the king’s gate asked Mordecai, “Why do you disobey the command of the king?” / Day after day they warned him, but he would not comply. So they reported it to Haman to see whether Mordecai’s behavior would be tolerated, since he had told them he was a Jew.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/4-13.htm">Esther 4:13-14</a></span><br />he sent back to her this reply: “Do not imagine that because you are in the king’s palace you alone will escape the fate of all the Jews. / For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. And who knows if perhaps you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/8-6.htm">Esther 8:6</a></span><br />For how could I bear to see the disaster that would befall my people? How could I bear to see the destruction of my kindred?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/9-29.htm">Esther 9:29-32</a></span><br />So Queen Esther daughter of Abihail, along with Mordecai the Jew, wrote with full authority to confirm this second letter concerning Purim. / And Mordecai sent letters with words of peace and truth to all the Jews in the 127 provinces of the kingdom of Xerxes, / in order to confirm these days of Purim at their appointed time, just as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther had established them and had committed themselves and their descendants to the times of fasting and lamentation. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/1-8.htm">Daniel 1:8-16</a></span><br />But Daniel made up his mind that he would not defile himself with the king’s food or wine. So he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself. / Now God had granted Daniel favor and compassion from the chief official, / but he said to Daniel, “I fear my lord the king, who has assigned your food and drink. For why should he see your faces looking thinner than those of the other young men your age? You would endanger my head before the king!” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/3-16.htm">Daniel 3:16-18</a></span><br />Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter. / If the God whom we serve exists, then He is able to deliver us from the blazing fiery furnace and from your hand, O king. / But even if He does not, let it be known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden statue you have set up.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/6-10.htm">Daniel 6:10</a></span><br />Now when Daniel learned that the document had been signed, he went into his house, where the windows of his upper room opened toward Jerusalem, and three times a day he got down on his knees, prayed, and gave thanks to his God, just as he had done before.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/2-1.htm">Nehemiah 2:1-5</a></span><br />Now in the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was set before him, I took the wine and gave it to the king. I had never been sad in his presence, / so the king said to me, “Why is your face sad, though you are not ill? This could only be sadness of the heart.” I was overwhelmed with fear / and replied to the king, “May the king live forever! Why should I not be sad when the city where my fathers are buried lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/4-14.htm">Nehemiah 4:14</a></span><br />After I had made an inspection, I stood up and said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people, “Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your homes.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/6-10.htm">Nehemiah 6:10-13</a></span><br />Later, I went to the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah, the son of Mehetabel, who was confined to his house. He said: “Let us meet at the house of God inside the temple. Let us shut the temple doors because they are coming to kill you—by night they are coming to kill you!” / But I replied, “Should a man like me run away? Should one like me go into the temple to save his own life? I will not go!” / I realized that God had not sent him, but that he had uttered this prophecy against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/24-3.htm">Genesis 24:3-4</a></span><br />and I will have you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am dwelling, / but will go to my country and my kindred to take a wife for my son Isaac.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/41-16.htm">Genesis 41:16</a></span><br />“I myself cannot do it,” Joseph replied, “but God will give Pharaoh a sound answer.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/2-10.htm">Exodus 2:10</a></span><br />When the child had grown older, she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses and explained, “I drew him out of the water.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/3-11.htm">Exodus 3:11-12</a></span><br />But Moses asked God, “Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?” / “I will surely be with you,” God said, “and this will be the sign to you that I have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, all of you will worship God on this mountain.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/16-7.htm">1 Samuel 16:7</a></span><br />But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Esther had not yet showed 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.</p><p class="hdg">had not yet shewed.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/esther/2-10.htm">Esther 2:10</a></b></br> Esther had not shewed her people nor her kindred: for Mordecai had charged her that she should not shew <i>it</i>.</p><p class="hdg">for Esther.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ephesians/6-1.htm">Ephesians 6:1-3</a></b></br> Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/esther/2-10.htm">Background</a> <a href="/ezra/10-13.htm">Care</a> <a href="/esther/2-10.htm">Charge</a> <a href="/esther/2-10.htm">Charged</a> <a href="/esther/1-17.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/esther/2-8.htm">Commandment</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-37.htm">Continued</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-11.htm">Declaring</a> <a href="/esther/2-17.htm">Esther</a> <a href="/esther/2-10.htm">Family</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-34.htm">Follow</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/28-13.htm">Instructions</a> <a href="/esther/2-14.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/esther/2-10.htm">Kindred</a> <a href="/esther/2-10.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/esther/2-19.htm">Mordecai</a> <a href="/esther/2-19.htm">Mor'decai</a> <a href="/esther/4-9.htm">Mordecai's</a> <a href="/esther/1-15.htm">Obeyed</a> <a href="/esther/2-10.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/esther/1-15.htm">Performed</a> <a href="/esther/2-10.htm">Relatives</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-24.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/esther/2-10.htm">Shewed</a> <a href="/esther/2-10.htm">Showed</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/esther/2-10.htm">Background</a> <a href="/job/2-6.htm">Care</a> <a href="/esther/3-9.htm">Charge</a> <a href="/esther/4-5.htm">Charged</a> <a href="/esther/3-2.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/esther/3-3.htm">Commandment</a> <a href="/job/27-1.htm">Continued</a> <a href="/psalms/19-1.htm">Declaring</a> <a href="/esther/2-22.htm">Esther</a> <a href="/esther/8-1.htm">Family</a> <a href="/job/21-33.htm">Follow</a> <a href="/esther/4-17.htm">Instructions</a> <a href="/esther/2-21.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/esther/8-6.htm">Kindred</a> <a href="/esther/8-7.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/esther/2-21.htm">Mordecai</a> <a href="/esther/2-21.htm">Mor'decai</a> <a href="/esther/2-22.htm">Mordecai's</a> <a href="/psalms/18-44.htm">Obeyed</a> <a href="/esther/4-5.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/esther/5-6.htm">Performed</a> <a href="/esther/8-6.htm">Relatives</a> <a href="/job/3-21.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/esther/3-6.htm">Shewed</a> <a href="/esther/2-22.htm">Showed</a><div class="vheading2">Esther 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/esther/2-1.htm">Out of the choice of virgins a queen is to be chosen.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/esther/2-5.htm">Mordecai the nursing father of Esther.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/esther/2-8.htm">Esther preferred before the rest.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/esther/2-12.htm">The manner of purification, and going in to the king.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/esther/2-15.htm">Esther, best pleasing the king, is made queen.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/esther/2-21.htm">Mordecai, discovering a treason, is recorded in the chronicles.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This secrecy was crucial for her safety and the unfolding of God's plan. The Jewish people were often subject to prejudice and persecution, and revealing her identity could have jeopardized her position and influence. This mirrors the broader biblical theme of God's providence and protection over His people, even when they are in foreign lands, as seen in the stories of Joseph in Egypt and Daniel in Babylon.<p><b>just as Mordecai had instructed</b><br>Mordecai's role as a guardian and advisor to Esther is significant. His wisdom and foresight are evident in his instruction to keep her identity hidden. This reflects the biblical principle of honoring and obeying parental or guardian authority, as seen in the commandment to honor one's father and mother (<a href="/exodus/20-12.htm">Exodus 20:12</a>). Mordecai's guidance also highlights the importance of strategic wisdom in navigating complex social and political environments.<p><b>She obeyed Mordecai’s command</b><br>Esther's obedience to Mordecai is a testament to her character and the respect she had for him. This obedience is consistent with the biblical theme of submission to authority, which is often portrayed as a virtue. It also underscores the importance of trust and loyalty in relationships, particularly within the family structure. Esther's compliance with Mordecai's instructions can be seen as a precursor to her later actions, where her obedience to God's leading results in the deliverance of her people.<p><b>as she had done under his care</b><br>This phrase indicates a long-standing relationship of trust and obedience between Esther and Mordecai. It suggests that Esther's character was shaped by her upbringing and the values instilled in her by Mordecai. This continuity of behavior emphasizes the importance of a godly upbringing and the impact of mentorship. It also reflects the biblical principle that faithfulness in small things leads to greater responsibilities, as seen in the parable of the talents (<a href="/matthew/25-21.htm">Matthew 25:21</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/esther.htm">Esther</a></b><br>A Jewish woman who became queen of Persia. She is known for her beauty, wisdom, and courage. In this verse, she is obedient to Mordecai's instructions.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/mordecai.htm">Mordecai</a></b><br>Esther's cousin and guardian. He raised Esther after her parents died and continued to guide her even after she became queen. His wisdom and foresight are evident in his instructions to Esther.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_persian_empire.htm">The Persian Empire</a></b><br>The setting of the Book of Esther, where the Jewish people lived in exile. The empire was vast and diverse, with many different peoples and cultures.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/k/king_ahasuerus.htm">King Ahasuerus (Xerxes I)</a></b><br>The king of Persia during Esther's time. His decisions and decrees play a significant role in the events of the book.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_jewish_people.htm">The Jewish People</a></b><br>Although not directly mentioned in this verse, they are central to the account. Esther's hidden identity as a Jew is crucial to the unfolding of the account.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_and_wisdom.htm">Obedience and Wisdom</a></b><br>Esther's obedience to Mordecai's instructions highlights the importance of wise counsel and submission to godly authority. In our lives, we should seek and heed wise advice, especially from those who have our best interests at heart.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/identity_and_timing.htm">Identity and Timing</a></b><br>Esther's concealment of her Jewish identity was strategic. There are times when discretion is necessary, and we must trust God's timing for revealing our true selves or intentions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_exile.htm">Faithfulness in Exile</a></b><br>Esther's account reminds us that we can remain faithful to God even in environments that are not conducive to our faith. We are called to be in the world but not of it.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Although God's name is not mentioned in the Book of Esther, His providence is evident. We can trust that God is at work behind the scenes in our lives, orchestrating events for His purposes.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_esther_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Esther 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_mordecai_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Mordecai in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_tribe_of_benjamin.htm">What is the Tribe of Benjamin?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_isn't_mordecai's_book_referenced.htm">Esther 10:2 - Why aren't the 'book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia' referenced by other sources if it so prominently features Mordecai?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_evidence_for_mordecai's_role.htm">Why is there no clear historical or archaeological evidence supporting Mordecai's position 'at the king's gate' in Esther 2:19-21?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/esther/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(20) <span class= "bld">Esther had not yet</span> <span class= "bld">. . .</span>--Perhaps this verse is added to meet the supposition that the king wished to replace Esther through finding out her nation.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/esther/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 20.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Esther had not yet showed</span>, etc. This is inserted to account for the humble position still occupied by Mordecai. In the East a person's relations usually rise with him; and the reader would naturally expect that when Esther was once queen, Mordecai would have become rich and great. Esther's silence accounts for Mordecai's low estate; Mordecai's command (see ver. 10) accounts for Esther's silence<span class="cmt_word">. For Esther did the commandment of Mordecai</span>. The royal dignity did not change Esther's heart. She was still the dutiful child she had been so many years. Mordecai had forbidden her to tell her kindred; he had not removed his prohibition, so she had kept silence. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/esther/2-20.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Esther</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶסְתֵּ֗ר</span> <span class="translit">(’es·têr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_635.htm">Strong's 635: </a> </span><span class="str2">Esther -- 'star', Ahasuerus' queen who delivered Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">still had not</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֣ין</span> <span class="translit">(’ên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A non-entity, a negative particle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">revealed</span><br /><span class="heb">מַגֶּ֤דֶת</span> <span class="translit">(mag·ge·ḏeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5046.htm">Strong's 5046: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be conspicuous</span><br /><br /><span class="word">her lineage</span><br /><span class="heb">מֽוֹלַדְתָּהּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(mō·w·laḏ·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4138.htm">Strong's 4138: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nativity, lineage, native country, offspring, family</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or her people,</span><br /><span class="heb">עַמָּ֔הּ</span> <span class="translit">(‘am·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">just as</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר</span> <span class="translit">(ka·’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Mordecai</span><br /><span class="heb">מָרְדֳּכָ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(mā·rə·do·ḵāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4782.htm">Strong's 4782: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mordecai -- a companion of Zerubbabel, also a cousin of Esther</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had instructed.</span><br /><span class="heb">צִוָּ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(ṣiw·wāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order</span><br /><br /><span class="word">She</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶסְתֵּ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(’es·têr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_635.htm">Strong's 635: </a> </span><span class="str2">Esther -- 'star', Ahasuerus' queen who delivered Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">obeyed</span><br /><span class="heb">עֹשָׂ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·śāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Mordecai’s</span><br /><span class="heb">מָרְדֳּכַי֙</span> <span class="translit">(mā·rə·do·ḵay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4782.htm">Strong's 4782: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mordecai -- a companion of Zerubbabel, also a cousin of Esther</span><br /><br /><span class="word">command,</span><br /><span class="heb">מַאֲמַ֤ר</span> <span class="translit">(ma·’ă·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3982.htm">Strong's 3982: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something, said, an edict</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר</span> <span class="translit">(ka·’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">she had done</span><br /><span class="heb">הָיְתָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·yə·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">under his care.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְאָמְנָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·’ā·mə·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_545.htm">Strong's 545: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bringing up, nourishment</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/esther/2-20.htm">Esther 2:20 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/esther/2-20.htm">Esther 2:20 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/esther/2-20.htm">Esther 2:20 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/esther/2-20.htm">Esther 2:20 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/esther/2-20.htm">Esther 2:20 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/esther/2-20.htm">Esther 2:20 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/esther/2-20.htm">Esther 2:20 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/esther/2-20.htm">Esther 2:20 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/esther/2-20.htm">Esther 2:20 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/esther/2-20.htm">Esther 2:20 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/esther/2-20.htm">OT History: Esther 2:20 Esther had not yet made known her (Est Esth. 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