7 And he came to be the caretaker+ of Ha·dasʹsah,* that is, Esther, the daughter of his father’s brother,+ for she had neither father nor mother; and the young woman was pretty in form and beautiful in appearance,+ and at the death of her father and her mother Morʹde·cai took her as his daughter.

20 Esther was not telling about her relatives and her people,+ just as Morʹde·cai+ had laid the command upon her;+ and the saying of Morʹde·cai Esther was performing, just as when she happened to be under care by him.+

6 Children, be obedient* to YOUR parents+ in union+ with [the] Lord,* for this is righteous:+