Est 2:10 | NET2full | STEP | Now Esther had not disclosed her people or her lineage , for Mordecai had instructed her not to do so .

‏ Esther 2:10

10 Now Esther had not disclosed her people or her lineage, ^{▼▼tn Cf. v. 20, where the same phrase occurs but with the word order reversed.} for Mordecai had instructed her not to do so. ^{▼▼tn Heb “that she not tell” (NRSV similar); NASB “that she should not make them known.”}