Esther 1:4

1:4 He displayed the riches of his royal glory and the splendor of his majestic greatness for a lengthy period of time ¹  – a hundred and eighty days, to be exact! ² 

Esther 2:10

2:10 Now Esther had not disclosed her people or her lineage, ³  for Mordecai had instructed her not to do so. ⁴ 

Esther 9:21

9:21 to have them observe the fourteenth and the fifteenth day of the month of Adar each year

[1:4]  ¹ tn Heb “many days” (so KJV, ASV); NASB, NRSV “for many days.”

[1:4]  ² tn The words “to be exact!” are not in the Hebrew text but have been supplied in the translation to bring out the clarifying nuance of the time period mentioned. Cf. KJV “even an hundred and fourscore days.”

[2:10]  ³ tn Cf. v. 20, where the same phrase occurs but with the word order reversed.

[2:10]  ⁴ tn Heb “that she not tell” (NRSV similar); NASB “that she should not make them known.”