Esther 2:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Esther 2:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Esther 2:20 in 6 Bible Translations
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Esther 2:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Esther 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.”
Esther 2:20 — World English Bible
Esther 2:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Esther 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. ”
Esther 2:20 — American Standard Version
Esther 2:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Esther 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.”
Esther 2:20 — Young's Literal Translation
Esther 2:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“(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.) ”
Esther 2:20 — Darby Translation
Esther 2:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Ester 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.”
Esther 2:20 — Geneva Bible
Esther 2:20 in Context — Esther 2
18 Then the king made a great feast unto all his princes and his servants, even Esther’s feast; and he made a release to the provinces, and gave gifts, according to the state of the king.
19 And when the virgins were gathered together the second time, then Mordecai sat in the king’s gate.
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.
21 In those days, while Mordecai sat in the king’s gate, two of the king’s chamberlains, Bigthan and Teresh, of those which kept the door, were wroth, and sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus.
22 And the thing was known to Mordecai, who told it unto Esther the queen; and Esther certified the king thereof in Mordecai’s name.
What Does Esther 2:20 Mean?
Esther 2:20 is a verse from the Book of Esther, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Esther chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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