Esther 2:10

2:10 Now Esther had not disclosed her people or her lineage, ¹  for Mordecai had instructed her not to do so. ² 

Esther 6:2

6:2 it was found written that Mordecai had disclosed that Bigthana ³  and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs who guarded the entrance, had plotted to assassinate ⁴  King Ahasuerus.

Esther 3:4

3:4 And after they had spoken to him day after day ⁵  without his paying any attention to them, they informed Haman to see whether this attitude on Mordecai’s part would be permitted. ⁶  Furthermore, he had disclosed to them that he was a Jew. ⁷ 

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¹ tn Cf. v. 20, where the same phrase occurs but with the word order reversed.

² tn Heb “that she not tell” (NRSV similar); NASB “that she should not make them known.”

³ tn This individual is referred to as “Bigthan,” a variant spelling of the name, in Esth 2:21.

⁴ tn Heb “to send a hand against”; NASB “had sought to lay hands on.”

⁵ sn Mordecai’s position in the service of the king brought him into regular contact with these royal officials. Because of this association the officials would have found ample opportunity to complain of Mordecai’s refusal to honor Haman by bowing down before him.

⁶ tn Heb “Will the matters of Mordecai stand?”; NASB “to see whether Mordecai’s reason would stand.”

⁷ sn This disclosure of Jewish identity is a reversal of the practice mentioned in 1:10, 20.