Esther 2:10 BSB — MannaFest

Esther 2:10

Esther did not reveal her people or her lineage, because Mordecai had instructed her not to do so.

BSB

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ASV

Esther had not made known her people nor her kindred; for Mordecai had charged her that she should not make it known.

KJV

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

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Commentary

4 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

Esther had not showed her people nor her kindred,.... What nation or family she was of; it not being asked, she was under no obligation to declare it; and being born in Shushan, as very probable, she was taken to be a Persian: for Mordecai had charged her that she should not show it; lest she should be despised and ill treated on that account; fearing, if the king knew it, he would not marry her, as Aben Ezra; or rather, as the same writer thinks, that she might keep the law of God privately, observe the sabbath, &c.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Shew it - Lest the knowledge hereof should either make her contemptible, or bring some inconvenience to the whole nation; but there was also an hand of God in causing this to be concealed, for the better accomplishment of that which he designed, though Mordecai was ignorant of it.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

But he only told her not to proclaim her country. All truths are not to be spoken at all times, though an untruth is not to be spoken at any time. She being born in Shushan, and her parents being dead, all took her to be of Persian extraction, and she was not bound to undeceive them.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Esther had not showed her people - This might have prejudiced her with the king; for it was certainly no credit at the Persian court to be a Jew; and we shall find from the sequel that those who were in the Persian dominions were far from being reputable, or in a safe state. Besides, had her lineage been known, envy might have prevented her from ever having access to the king.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
לֹא־	lo'-	not	H3808 →
הִגִּ֣ידָה	hi.Gi.dah	she had told	H5046 →
אֶסְתֵּ֔ר	'es.Ter	Esther	H635 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
עַמָּ֖הּ	'a.Mah	people her	H5971 →
וְאֶת־	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
מֽוֹלַדְתָּ֑הּ	mo.lad.Tah	kindred her	H4138 →
כִּ֧י	ki	for	H3588 →
מָרְדֳּכַ֛י	ma.re.do.Khai	Mordecai	H4782 →
צִוָּ֥ה	tzi.Vah	he had commanded	H6680 →
עָלֶ֖יהָ	'a.Lei.ha	to her	H5921 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר	'a.Sher	that	H834 →
לֹא־	lo'-	not	H3808 →
תַגִּֽיד׃	ta.Gid	she will tell	H5046 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Ephesians 6:1
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
leads to
- Colossians 3:20–25
  Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.
- Proverbs 23:22
  Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.
- Proverbs 6:20
  My son, keep your father’s commandment, and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
- Colossians 3:16–17
  Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to…
- Proverbs 1:8
  Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction, and do not forsake the teaching of your mother.
Through
Matthew 10:16
Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
leads to
- Philippians 2:15
  so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world
- Luke 10:3
  Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.
- 1 Corinthians 14:20
  Brothers, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be mature.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Esther

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Esther