Esther 2:7

Esther Chosen Queen

⁷ And Mordecai had brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, _d his uncle's daughter, for she had neither father nor mother. The young woman was lovely and beautiful. When her father and mother died, Mordecai took her as his own daughter.

Cross References
Esther 2:15
Now when the turn came for Esther the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her as his daughter, to go in to the king, she requested nothing but what Hegai the king's eunuch, the custodian of the women, advised. And Esther obtained favor in the sight of all who saw her.

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Esther 2:7

Strong's Concordance

Esther 2:7

And he brought upH539 Hadassah,H1919 that is, Esther,H635 his uncle'sH1730 daughter:H1323 for she had neither fatherH1 nor mother,H517 and the maidH5291 was fairH8389 andH3303 beautifulH4758 *H2896; whom Mordecai,H4782 when her fatherH1 and motherH517 were dead,H4194 tookH3947 for his own daughter.H1323

Notes

And Mordecai had brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter, for she had neither father nor mother. The young woman was lovely and beautiful. When her father and mother died, Mordecai took her as his own daughter.

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