Esther 2:10 - Forerunner Commentary

Esther 2:10

8 So it was, when the king’s command and decree were heard, and when many young women were ^agathered at Shushan the citadel, under the custody of Hegai, that Esther also was taken to the king’s palace, into the care of Hegai the custodian of the women.

9 Now the young woman pleased him, and she obtained his favor; so he readily gave ^abeauty preparations to her, besides¹ her allowance. Then seven choice maidservants were provided for her from the king’s palace, and he moved her and her maidservants to the best place in the house of the women.

10 ^aEsther had not¹ revealed her people or family, for Mordecai had charged her not to reveal it.

11 And every day Mordecai paced in front of the court of the women’s quarters, to learn of Esther’s welfare and what was happening to her.

12 Each young woman’s turn came to go in to King Ahasuerus after she had completed twelve months’ preparation, according to the regulations for the women, for thus were the days of their preparation apportioned: six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with perfumes and preparations for beautifying women.

13 Thus prepared, each young woman went to the king, and she was given whatever she desired to take with her from the women’s quarters to the king’s palace.

14 In the evening she went, and in the morning she returned to the second house of the women, to the custody of Shaashgaz, the king’s eunuch who kept the concubines. She would not go in to the king again unless the king delighted in her and called for her by name.

Verse Comparison: Esther 2:10

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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.

Amplified® Bible
Esther had not made known her nationality or her kindred, for Mordecai had charged her not to do so.

Contemporary English Version
Mordecai had warned Esther not to tell anyone that she was a Jew, and she obeyed him.

Darby English Version
Esther had not made known her people nor her birth; for Mordecai had charged her that she should not make it known.

Good News Bible
Now, on the advice of Mordecai, Esther had kept it secret that she was Jewish.

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

New American Standard Bible
Esther did not make known her people or her kindred, for Mordecai had instructed her that she should not make {them} known.

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

New King James Version
Esther had not revealed her people or family, for Mordecai had charged her not to reveal it.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Esther did not make known her people or her kindred, for Mordecai had instructed her that she should not make them known.

Revised Standard Version
ESTHER had not made known her people or kindred, for Mor'decai had charged her not to make it known.

Young's Literal Translation
Esther hath not declared her people, and her kindred, for Mordecai hath laid a charge on her that she doth not declare `it';

New English Translation
Now Esther had not disclosed her people or her lineage,¹ for Mordecai had instructed her not to do so.²

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