10Esther hath not declared her people, and her kindred, for Mordecai hath laid a charge on her that she doth not declare it;


In Context

7 and he is supporting Hadassah — she is Esther — daughter of his uncle, for she hath neither father nor mother, and the young woman is of fair form, and of good appearance, and at the death of her father and her mother hath Mordecai taken her to him for a daughter.

8 And it cometh to pass, in the word of the king, even his law, being heard, and in many young women being gathered unto Shushan the palace, unto the hand of Hegai, that Esther is taken unto the house of the king, unto the hand of Hegai, keeper of the women,

9 and the young woman is good in his eyes, and she receiveth kindness before him, and he hasteneth her purifications and her portions — to give to her, and the seven young women who are provided — to give to her, from the house of the king, and he changeth her and her young women to a good place in the house of the women.

10 Esther hath not declared her people, and her kindred, for Mordecai hath laid a charge on her that she doth not declare it;

11 and during every day Mordecai is walking up and down before the court of the house of the women to know the welfare of Esther, and what is done with her.

12 And in the drawing nigh of the turn of each young woman to come in unto the king Ahasuerus, at the end of there being to her — according to the law of the women — twelve months, for so they fulfil the days of their purifications; six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with spices, and with the purifications of women,

Esther 2:10 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:10Esther had not shewed her people nor her kindred: for Mordecai had charged her that she should not shew [it. ]

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:10Esther had not revealed her nationality and family background, because Mordecai had forbidden her to do so.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:10And she would not tell him her people nor her country. For Mardochai had charged her to say nothing at all of that:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:10Esther had not made known her people nor her kindred; for Mordecai had charged her that she should not make it known.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:10Esther had not made known her people nor her birth; for Mordecai had charged her that she should not make it known.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:10Esther had not shewed her people nor her kindred: for Mordecai had charged her that she should not shew it.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:10Esther had not showed her people nor her kindred: for Mordecai had charged her that she should not show it.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:10Esther had not made known her people nor her relatives, because Mordecai had instructed her that she should not make it known.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:10Esther had not showed her people nor her kindred: for Mordecai had charged her that she should not show it.