Est 2:7 | HCSB | STEP | Mordecai was the legal guardian of his cousin Hadassah (that is , Esther ), because she didn’t have a father or mother . The young woman had a beautiful figure and was extremely good-looking . When her father and mother died , Mordecai had adopted her as his own daughter .

Esther 2:7

7 Mordecai was the legal guardian of his cousin ^{▼▼Lit uncle’s daughter} Hadassah (that is, Esther), because she didn’t have a father or mother. The young woman had a beautiful figure and was extremely good-looking. When her father and mother died, Mordecai had adopted her as his own daughter. ^b