Translations
Modern
And Mordecai had brought up Hadassah (that is, Esther), the daughter of his uncle, because she did not have a father or mother. The young woman was lovely in form and appearance, and when her father and mother had died, Mordecai had taken her as his own daughter.
Traditional
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.
Literal
And he was supporting Hadassah—she is Esther—daughter of his uncle, for there was not unto her father or mother, and the young woman was lovely of form and beautiful of appearance, and at the death of her father and her mother, Mordecai had taken her to himself for a daughter.
Latin
…qui fuit nutritius filiæ fratris sui Edissæ, quæ altero nomine vocabatur Esther, et utrumque parentem amiserat: pulchra nimis, et decora facie. Mortuisque patre ejus ac matre, Mardochæus sibi eam adoptavit in filiam.
Original
Hebrew
English
And Mordecai had brought up Hadassah (that is, Esther), the daughter of his uncle, because she did not have a father or mother. The young woman was lovely in form and appearance, and when her father and mother had died, Mordecai had taken her as his own daughter.
Notes
Hadassah is a Hebrew name meaning myrtle. Esther is a Persian name meaning star.
Theme notes and profiles
People
Esther: Jewish queen of Persia; saved her people from genocide Mordecai: Esther's cousin, a Jewish leader in the Persian court
Glossary
Beauty Book of Esther Chamberlain Family Life and Relations Hadassah
Topics
Adoption of Esther Adoption: Illustrated: Esther Beauty: Esther Chamberlain: An officer of a King Esther: Niece of Mordecai Fatherless: Esther Female Beauty Hadassah: The Jewish Name of Esther Kindness: Mordecai to Esther Love: Mordecai for Esther Mordecai: Foster Father of Esther Orphan: Esther