Esther 2:20
New English Translation
20 Esther was still not divulging her lineage or her people,[a] just as Mordecai had instructed her.[b] Esther continued to do whatever Mordecai said, just as she had done when he was raising her.
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- Esther 2:20 sn 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 [AB], 28.) In this regard her public behavior stands in contrast to that of Daniel, for example.
- Esther 2:20 tc The LXX adds the words “to fear God.”
Esther 2:20
New International Version
20 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.(A)
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