以斯帖未曾将籍贯宗族告诉人，因为末底改嘱咐她不可叫人知道。

以斯帖未曾将自己的籍贯宗族告诉人，因为末底改嘱咐她不可叫人知道。

以斯帖未曾将自己的籍贯宗族告诉人，因为末底改嘱咐她不可叫人知道。

以斯帖没有向人透露过自己的种族和身世，因为末底改吩咐她不要透露。

以斯帖没有把自己的种族和身世告诉人，因为末底改吩咐她不可告诉人。

以斯帖没有把自己的民族和宗族告诉人，因为末迪凯吩咐她不可告诉人。

以斯帖未曾將籍貫宗族告訴人，因為末底改囑咐她不可叫人知道。

以斯帖未曾將自己的籍貫宗族告訴人，因為末底改囑咐她不可叫人知道。

以斯帖未曾將自己的籍貫宗族告訴人，因為末底改囑咐她不可叫人知道。

以斯帖沒有向人透露過自己的種族和身世，因為末底改吩咐她不要透露。

以斯帖沒有把自己的種族和身世告訴人，因為末底改吩咐她不可告訴人。

以斯帖沒有將她屬哪一民族、她有哪些親屬、告訴人，因為末底改吩咐她不可告訴人。

以斯帖沒有把自己的民族和宗族告訴人，因為末迪凱吩咐她不可告訴人。

以斯帖從末底改命、不以其國其族告人、

以士帖從木底改所言、不以何族所出告人。

以斯帖遵末底改所囑、不以屬何民何族告人、

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

Esther hadn’t told anyone who her people were. She hadn’t talked about her family. That’s because Mordecai had told her not to.

Esther had not made known her people or kindred, for Mordecai had commanded her not to make it known.

Esther had not told anyone of her nationality and family background, because Mordecai had directed her not to do so.

Esther did not reveal her ethnicity or her family background, because Mordecai had ordered her not to make them known.

Esther did not reveal her people or her kindred, because Mordecai had instructed her that she was not to reveal them.

Esther had not revealed her people or family, for Mordecai had charged her not to reveal it.

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

Esther did not reveal her ethnic background or her birthplace, because Mordecai had ordered her not to.

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

Now Esther had not disclosed her people or her lineage, for Mordecai had instructed her not to do so.

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

“ I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves. (niv)

But Esther had kept secret her family background and nationality just as Mordecai had told her to do, for she continued to follow Mordecai’s instructions as she had done when he was bringing her up. (niv)

he sent back this answer:“ Do not think that because you are in the king’s house you alone of all the Jews will escape.For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?” (niv)

Then Haman said to King Xerxes,“ There is a certain people dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom who keep themselves separate. Their customs are different from those of all other people, and they do not obey the king’s laws; it is not in the king’s best interest to tolerate them. (niv)

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. (niv)

Mordecai had a cousin named Hadassah, whom he had brought up because she had neither father nor mother. This young woman, who was also known as Esther, had a lovely figure and was beautiful. Mordecai had taken her as his own daughter when her father and mother died. (niv)

For I and my people have been sold to be destroyed, killed and annihilated. If we had merely been sold as male and female slaves, I would have kept quiet, because no such distress would justify disturbing the king.” (niv)