Esther 2:10

2:10 Now Esther had not disclosed her people or her lineage, ¹  for Mordecai had instructed her not to do so. ² 

Esther 2:13

2:13 the woman would go to the king in the following way: Whatever she asked for would be provided for her to take with her from the harem to the royal palace.

¹ tn Cf. v. 20, where the same phrase occurs but with the word order reversed.

² tn Heb “that she not tell” (NRSV similar); NASB “that she should not make them known.”