Esther had not made known her people nor her relatives, because Mordecai had instructed her that she should not make it known.
Ruth 3:6 - Y'all Version Bible So she went down to the threshing floor, and did everything that her mother-in-law told her. 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 had not made known her people nor her relatives, because Mordecai had instructed her that she should not make it known.
“Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long in the ground which YHWH your God gives you.
My son, listen to your father’s instruction, and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching;
His mother said to the deacons, “Whatever he tells y’all—y’all do it.”
When Boaz had finished eating and drinking, and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the grain heap. She approached softly, uncovered his feet, and lay down.