⁷ He was bringing up Hadassah, that is Esther, ^(A)the daughter of his uncle, for she had neither father nor mother. The young woman had a beautiful figure and was lovely to look at, and when her father and her mother died, Mordecai took her as his own daughter.

²⁹ Then Queen Esther, ^(A)the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew gave full written authority, confirming ^(B)this second letter about Purim.