Esther didn’t tell anyone that she was a Jew. She didn’t tell anyone about her family background, because Mordecai had told her not to.
Ruth 3:6 - Easy To Read Version So Ruth went down to the threshing floor. [17] Ruth did everything that her mother-in-law told her to do. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And she went down unto the floor, and did according to all that her mother in law bade her. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So she went down to the threshing floor and did just as her mother-in-law had told her. American Standard Version (1901) And she went down unto the threshing-floor, and did according to all that her mother-in-law bade her. Common English Bible So she went down to the threshing floor, and she did everything just as her mother-in-law had ordered. Catholic Public Domain Version And she went down to the threshing floor, and she did everything that her mother-in-law had commanded her. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And she went down to the barnfloor, and did all that her mother-in-law had bid her. |
Esther didn’t tell anyone that she was a Jew. She didn’t tell anyone about her family background, because Mordecai had told her not to.
“You must honor (respect) your father and your mother. Do this so you will have a full life in the land that the Lord your God gives you.
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After eating and drinking, Boaz was very satisfied. Boaz went to lie down near the pile of grain. Then Ruth went to him very quietly and lifted the cover from his feet. Ruth lay down by his feet.