Esther 2:20

“Esther was not making known her kindred or her people, as Mordecai had commanded her; and Esther did the command of Mordecai as when she was being brought up by him.”

Esther 2:20 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Esther 2:20, word by word

Estherאֶסְתֵּרester

Esther

Esther: the other name of Hadassah, the Jewish young woman, cousin of Mordecai, who became queen of Persia and delivered her people.

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making knownמַגֶּדֶתmagedet

tell

To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.

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her kindredמוֹלַדְתָּmoladta

kindred

One's family and homeland.

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her peopleעַמָּama

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

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Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכָיmardochay

Mordecai

Mordecai: the name of one of those who returned with Zerubbabel; in the book of Esther, the relative who raised Esther.

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had commandedצִוָּהtsiva

command

To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".

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didעֹשָׂהosa

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

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the commandמַאֲמַרmaamar

command, word

Command: what someone with authority says.

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when she wasהָיְתָהhayta

happen

For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.

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being brought upאָמְנָהamna

upbringing, nurture

Upbringing: the care of one who raises a child as his own.

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The context

19And when virgins were gathered a second time, Mordecai was sitting in the gate of the king.

20 · This verse (above)

21In those days, while Mordecai was sitting in the gate of the king, Bigthan and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs, of the keepers of the threshold, became angry and sought to stretch out their hand against King Ahasuerus.

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