King James Version:
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Esther had not shewed her people nor her kindred: for Mordecai had charged her that she should not shew [it].
Complete Jewish Bible:
Ester did not disclose her people or family ties, because Mordekhai had instructed her not to tell anyone.
Berean Standard Bible:
Esther did not reveal her people or her lineage, because Mordecai had instructed her not to do so.
American Standard Version:
Esther had not made known her people nor her kindred; for Mordecai had charged her that she should not make it known.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
Esther{H635} had not shewed{H5046} her people{H5971} nor her kindred{H4138}: for Mordecai{H4782} had charged{H6680} her that she should not shew{H5046} it.
Cross-References (KJV):
Matthew 10:16
- ¶ Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
Esther 2:20
- 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.
Ephesians 6:1
- ¶ Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
Esther 3:8
- And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws [are] diverse from all people; neither keep they the king's laws: therefore it [is] not for the king's profit to suffer them.
Esther 4:13
- Then Mordecai commanded to answer Esther, Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king's house, more than all the Jews.
Esther 4:14
- For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, [then] shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father's house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for [such] a time as this?
Esther 2:7
- And he brought up Hadassah, that [is], Esther, his uncle's daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid [was] fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter.
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Commentary for Esther 2:10
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H635
There are 73 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אֶסְתֵּר
Transliteration: ʼEçtêr
Pronunciation: es-tare'
Description: of Persian derivation; Ester, the Jewish heroine; Esther. - Strong's Number: H5046
There are 344 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: נָגַד
Transliteration: nâgad
Pronunciation: naw-gad'
Description: a primitive root; properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praise; bewray, [idiom] certainly, certify, declare(-ing), denounce, expound, [idiom] fully, messenger, plainly, profess, rehearse, report, shew (forth), speak, [idiom] surely, tell, utter. - Strong's Number: H5971
There are 1654 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: עַם
Transliteration: ʻam
Pronunciation: am
Description: from עָמַם; a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock; folk, men, nation, people. - Strong's Number: H4138
There are 21 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: מוֹלֶדֶת
Transliteration: môwledeth
Pronunciation: mo-leh'-deth
Description: from יָלַד; nativity (plural birth-place); by implication, lineage, native country; also offspring, family; begotten, born, issue, kindred, native(-ity). - Strong's Number: H4782
There are 52 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: מׇרְדְּכַי
Transliteration: Mordᵉkay
Pronunciation: mor-dek-ah'-ee
Description: of foreign derivation; Mordecai, an Israelite; Mordecai. - Strong's Number: H6680
There are 475 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: צָוָה
Transliteration: tsâvâh
Pronunciation: tsaw-vaw'
Description: a primitive root; (intensively) to constitute, enjoin; appoint, (for-) bid, (give a) charge, (give a, give in, send with) command(-er, -ment), send a messenger, put, (set) in order.