Verse
Esther 2:7 — And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle’s daughter…
“And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle’s daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter.”
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The verses around Esther 2:7.
5Now in Shushan the palace there was a certain Jew, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite;
6Who had been carried away from Jerusalem with the captivity which had been carried away with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away.
7And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle’s daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter.
8So it came to pass, when the king’s commandment and his decree was heard, and when many maidens were gathered together unto Shushan the palace, to the custody of Hegai, that Esther was brought also unto the king’s house, to the custody of Hegai, keeper of the women.
9And the maiden pleased him, and she obtained kindness of him; and he speedily gave her her things for purification, with such things as belonged to her, and seven maidens, which were meet to be given her, out of the king’s house: and he preferred her and her maids unto the best place of the house of the women.
Verse explanation
Esther is orphaned of both father and mother and was raised by her cousin Mordecai, who adopted her as his own daughter. The text makes this bond of kinship and care clear before explaining how she ends up among the candidates for queen.
From the Esther 2 study in Bible in Stories.
Esther 2:7 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle’s daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Este criara a Hadassa (que é Esther, filha de seu tio), porque não tinha pae nem mãe: e era moça bella de parecer, e formosa á vista; e, morrendo seu pae e sua mãe, Mardoqueo a tomara por sua filha
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
E ele tinha criado a Hadassa, que é Ester, filha de seu tio, porque não tinha pai nem mãe; e ela tinha bela forma, e era linda de aparência; e como seu pai e sua mãe tinham morrido, Mardoqueu a havia tomado como sua filha.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Él había criado a Hadasa (o Ester), la hija de su tío, porque ella no tenía padre ni madre. La joven tenía una hermosa figura y era muy atractiva. Después de la muerte de su padre y de su madre, Mardoqueo la había adoptado como su propia hija.
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