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Parallel EST 2:20

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BI Est 2:20 ©

Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clearImportance=normal(All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV)Esther had still not told anyone that she was Jewish because Mordekai had warned her not to tell anyone. What’s more, she continued to follow all of Mordekai’s instructions, just as she had done when she was still under his guardianship.

OET-LVNot ʼEştēr [was]_telling family_her and_DOM people_her just_as he_had_commanded on/upon_it(f) Mārəddəkay and_DOM the_command of_Mārəddəkay ʼEştēr [was]_doing just_as she_had_been in/on/at/with_brought_up with_him/it.

UHBאֵ֣ין אֶסְתֵּ֗ר מַגֶּ֤דֶת מֽוֹלַדְתָּ⁠הּ֙ וְ⁠אֶת־עַמָּ֔⁠הּ כַּ⁠אֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה עָלֶ֖י⁠הָ מָרְדֳּכָ֑י וְ⁠אֶת־מַאֲמַ֤ר מָרְדֳּכַי֙ אֶסְתֵּ֣ר עֹשָׂ֔ה כַּ⁠אֲשֶׁ֛ר הָיְתָ֥ה בְ⁠אָמְנָ֖ה אִתּֽ⁠וֹ׃ס
   (ʼēyn ʼeştēr maggedet mōladtā⁠h və⁠ʼet-ˊammā⁠h ka⁠ʼₐsher ʦiūāh ˊāley⁠hā mārəddₒkāy və⁠ʼet-maʼₐmar mārəddₒkay ʼeştēr ˊosāh ka⁠ʼₐsher hāyətāh ə⁠ʼāmənāh ʼitt⁠ō)

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXXNo BrLXX EST book available

BrTrNo BrTr EST book available

ULTEsther had not yet declared her ancestry (that is, her people), according to the charge that Mordecai had laid upon her. And Esther continued to do the command of Mordecai according to how she was with him in her fostering.

USTEsther had still not told anyone what people group she was from, because Mordecai had warned her not to tell anyone. In fact, she continued to follow all of Mordecai’s instructions, just as she had done when she was growing up in his house.

BSBEsther still had not revealed her lineage or her people, just as Mordecai had instructed. She obeyed Mordecai’s command, as she had done under his care.


OEBEsther had not revealed her people or family background because she still obeyed him as she had when he was bringing her up.

WEBBEEsther had not yet made known her relatives nor her people, as Mordecai had commanded her; for Esther obeyed Mordecai, like she did when she was brought up by him.

WMBB (Same as above)

NETEsther was still not divulging her lineage or her people, just as Mordecai had instructed her. Esther continued to do whatever Mordecai said, just as she had done when he was raising her.

LSVEsther is not declaring her family and her people, as Mordecai has laid a charge on her, and the saying of Mordecai Esther is doing as when she was truly with him.

FBVEsther still did not let anyone know about her family or her nationality, as Mordecai had ordered her. She followed Mordecai's instructions just as she did when he brought her up.

T4TBut Esther still did not tell anyone that she was a Jew. She continued to do what Mordecai had told her to do.

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


2:20 Literally “did the word of Mordecai”

BBEEsther had still said nothing of her family or her people, as Mordecai had given her orders; for Esther did what Mordecai said, as when she was living with him.

MoffNo Moff EST book available

JPSEsther had not yet made known 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 —

ASVEsther had not yet made known 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.

DRANeither had Esther as yet declared her country and people, according to his commandment. For whatsoever he commanded, Esther observed: and she did all things in the same manner as she was wont at that time when he brought her up a little one.

YLTEsther is not declaring her kindred and her people, as Mordecai hath laid a charge upon her, and the saying of Mordecai Esther is doing as when she was truly with him.

Drby(Esther, as Mordecai had charged her, had not yet made known her birth nor her people; for Esther did what Mordecai told her, like as when she was brought up with him.)

RVEsther 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.

WbstrEsther had not yet showed her kindred, nor her people; as Mordecai had charged her: for Esther performed the commandment of Mordecai, as when she was brought up with him.

KJB-1769Esther 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.
   (Esther had not yet showed 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. )

KJB-1611Esther had not yet shewed her kindred, nor her people, as Mordecai had charged her: For Esther did the commandement of Mordecai, like as when she was brought vp with him.
   (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

BshpsAnd as yet had not Esther shewed her kinred & her people, according as Mardocheus had bidden her: for Esther dyd after the worde of Mardocheus, like as if she had ben yet vnder his gouernaunce.
   (And as yet had not Esther showed her kinred and her people, according as Mordecai had bidden her: for Esther did after the word of Mordecai, like as if she had been yet under his gouernaunce.)

GnvaEster had not yet shewed her kindred nor her people, as Mordecai had charged her: for Ester did after the worde of Mordecai, as when she was nourished with him.
   (Ester had not yet showed her kindred nor her people, as Mordecai had charged her: for Ester did after the word of Mordecai, as when she was nourished with him. )

CvdlAnd as yet had not Hester shewed hir kynred and hir people, acordinge as Mardocheus had bydden her: for Hester dyd after the worde of Mardocheus, like as whan he was hir tutoure.
   (And as yet had not Esther showed her kynred and her people, according as Mordecai had bydden her: for Esther did after the word of Mordecai, like as when he was her tutoure.)

WyclHester hadde not yit schewid hir cuntrei and puple, bi comaundement of hym; for whi what euer thing he comaundide, Hester kepte, and sche dide so alle thingis, as sche was wont in that tyme, in which he nurschide hir a litil child.
   (Esther had not yet showed her country and people, by commandment of him; for why what ever thing he commanded, Esther kepte, and she did so all things, as she was wont in that time, in which he nurschide her a little child.)

LuthUnd Esther hatte noch nicht angesagt ihre Freundschaft noch ihr Volk, wie ihr denn Mardachai geboten hatte. Denn Esther tat nach dem Wort Mardachais, gleich als da er ihr Vormund war.
   (And Esther had still not angesagt their/her Freundschaft still you/their/her people, like you/their/her because Mardachai offered had. Because Esther did after to_him Wort Mardachais, gleich als there he you/their/her Vormund was.)

ClVgnecdum prodiderat Esther patriam et populum suum, juxta mandatum ejus. Quidquid enim ille præcipiebat, observabat Esther: et ita cuncta faciebat ut eo tempore solita erat, quo eam parvulam nutriebat.
   (necdum prodiderat Esther patriam and the_people his_own, next_to mandatum his. Quidquid because ille præcipiebat, observabat Esther: and ita cuncta he_was_doing as eo tempore solita was, quo her parvulam nutriebat. )


TSNTyndale Study Notes:

2:20 keep her family background and nationality a secret: That this is mentioned twice (see also 2:10) indicates how important it was for the rest of the story.
• With humility, she was still following Mordecai’s directions. She did not become conceited and forget her people or the family that raised her.


UTNuW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

מֽוֹלַדְתָּ⁠הּ֙ וְ⁠אֶת־עַמָּ֔⁠הּ

family,her and=DOM people,her

These two short phrases mean almost the same thing. They are used together to emphasize that Esther followed Mordecai’s instructions exactly. You could combine them, as UST does. Alternate translation: “who her relatives were or that she was a Jew”

כַּ⁠אֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה עָלֶ֖י⁠הָ מָרְדֳּכָ֑י

just=as commanded on/upon=it(f) Mārəddəkay

Alternate translation: “just as Mordecai had instructed her” or “as Mordecai had made her promise” or “because Mordecai had warned her not to tell anyone”

BI Est 2:20 ©