• Esther 2:7
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures

    • 7 He was the guardian* of Ha·dasʹsah,* that is, Esther, the daughter of his father’s brother,+ for she had neither father nor mother. The young woman was beautifully formed and attractive in appearance, and at the death of her father and her mother, Morʹde·cai took her as his daughter.

  • Esther 2:7
    The Bible in Living English

    • 7 and he was foster-father to his cousin Hadassah (that is, Esther) because she had no father or mother. And the girl was shapely and handsome; and at the death of her father and mother Mordocai had adopted her.

  • Esther 2:7
    American Standard Version

    • 7 And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle’s daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maiden was fair and beautiful; and when her father and mother were dead, Mordecai took her for his own daughter.

  • Esther 2:7
    The Emphasized Bible

    • 7 And it came to pass that he was bringing up Hadassah, the same was Esther, his uncle’s daughter, for she had neither father nor mother,—and the maiden was of beautiful form and pleasing appearance, and when her father and mother died Mordecai took her for his own daughter.