Esther 2:15

2:15 When it became the turn of Esther daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai (who had raised her as if she were his own daughter ¹ ) to go to the king, she did not request anything except what Hegai the king’s eunuch, who was overseer of the women, had recommended. Yet Esther met with the approval of all who saw her.

Esther 3:13

3:13 Letters were sent by the runners to all the king’s provinces stating that ²  they should destroy, kill, and annihilate all the Jews, from youth to elderly, both women and children, ³  on a particular day, namely the thirteenth day ⁴  of the twelfth month (that is, the month of Adar), and to loot and plunder their possessions.

Esther 4:16

4:16 “Go, assemble all the Jews who are found in Susa and fast in my behalf. Don’t eat and don’t drink for three days, night or day. My female attendants and I ⁵  will also fast in the same way. Afterward I will go to the king, even though it violates the law. ⁶  If I perish, I perish!”

[2:15]  ¹ tn Heb “who had taken her to him as a daughter”; NRSV “who had adopted her as his own daughter.”

[3:13]  ² tn The words “stating that” are not in the Hebrew text but have been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[3:13]  ³ tn Heb “children and women.” The translation follows contemporary English idiom, which reverses the order.

[3:13]  ⁴ tc The LXX does not include the words “on the thirteenth day.”

[4:16]  ³ tn Heb “I and my female attendants.” The translation reverses the order for stylistic reasons.

[4:16]  ⁴ tn Heb “which is not according to the law” (so KJV, NASB); NAB “contrary to the law.”