^2:20Esther was still not divulging her lineage or her people,³⁷ just as Mordecai had instructed her.³⁸ Esther continued to do whatever Mordecai said, just as she had done when he was raising her.

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Footnotes

37 That Esther was able so effectively to conceal her Jewish heritage suggests that she was not consistently observing Jewish dietary and religious requirements. As C. A. Moore observes, “In order for Esther to have concealed her ethnic and religious identity … in the harem, she must have eaten …, dressed, and lived like a Persian rather than an observant Jewess” (Esther [], .) In this regard her public behavior stands in contrast to that of Daniel, for example.
38 The adds the words “to fear God.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

But Esther had kept secret her family background and nationality just as Mordecai had told her to do, for she continued to follow Mordecai’s instructions as she had done when he was bringing her up.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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.

NLTNew Living Translation

Esther continued to keep her family background and nationality a secret. She was still following Mordecai’s directions, just as she did when she lived in his home.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Esther had not made known her family and her people, just as Mordecai had instructed her; for Esther did what Mordecai told her, just as when she was brought up by him.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.

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