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Esther 2:10

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2:10Now Esther had not disclosed her people or her lineage,22 for Mordecai had instructed her not to do so.23

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Footnotes

  1. 22 Cf. v. 20, where the same phrase occurs but with the word order reversed.
  2. 23 Heb “that she not tell” ( similar); “that she should not make them known.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Esther had not made known her people or kindred, for Mordecai had commanded her not to make it known.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Esther had not revealed her nationality and family background, because Mordecai had forbidden her to do so.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Esther did not reveal her ethnicity or her family background, because Mordecai had ordered her not to make them known.

NLTNew Living Translation

Esther had not told anyone of her nationality and family background, because Mordecai had directed her not to do so.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Esther did not disclose her people and her family because Mordecai had charged her that she must not tell.

KJV 1900King James Version

Esther had not shewed her people nor her kindred: for Mordecai had charged her that she should not shew it.