Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleAnd Mordecai had brought up Hadassah (that is, Esther), the daughter of his uncle, because she did not have a father or mother. The young woman was lovely in form and appearance, and when her father and mother had died, Mordecai had taken her in as his own daughter. Young's Literal Translation and he is supporting Hadassah—she [is] Esther—daughter of his uncle, for she hath neither father nor mother, and the young woman [is] of fair form, and of good appearance, and at the death of her father and her mother hath Mordecai taken her to him for a daughter. King James Bible And he brought up Hadassah, that [is], Esther, his uncle's daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid [was] fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter. Hebrew And [Mordecai]וַיְהִ֨י (way·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be had brought up אֹמֵ֜ן (’ō·mên) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 539: To confirm, support Hadassah הֲדַסָּ֗ה (hă·ḏas·sāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1919: Hadassah -- 'myrtle', Esther's Jewish name (that is, הִ֤יא (hî) Pronoun - third person feminine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are Esther), אֶסְתֵּר֙ (’es·têr) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 635: Esther -- 'star', Ahasuerus' queen who delivered Israel the daughter בַּת־ (baṯ-) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 1323: A daughter of his uncle, דֹּד֔וֹ (dō·ḏōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1730: To love, a love-token, lover, friend, an uncle because כִּ֛י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction she did not אֵ֥ין (’ên) Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle have a father אָ֣ב (’āḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1: Father or mother. וָאֵ֑ם (wā·’êm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 517: A mother, ) The young woman וְהַנַּעֲרָ֤ה (wə·han·na·‘ă·rāh) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5291: A girl, maiden was lovely יְפַת־ (yə·p̄aṯ-) Adjective - feminine singular construct Strong's 3303: Fair, beautiful in form תֹּ֙אַר֙ (tō·’ar) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8389: Outline, figure, appearance and וְטוֹבַ֣ת (wə·ṭō·w·ḇaṯ) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - feminine singular construct Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good appearance, מַרְאֶ֔ה (mar·’eh) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4758: Sight, appearance, vision and when her father אָבִ֙יהָ֙ (’ā·ḇî·hā) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 1: Father and mother וְאִמָּ֔הּ (wə·’im·māh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 517: A mother, ) had died, וּבְמ֤וֹת (ū·ḇə·mō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4194: Death, the dead, their place, state, pestilence, ruin Mordecai מָרְדֳּכַ֛י (mā·rə·do·ḵay) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4782: Mordecai -- a companion of Zerubbabel, also a cousin of Esther had taken her in לְקָחָ֧הּ (lə·qā·ḥāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 3947: To take as his own ל֖וֹ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 0: 0 daughter. לְבַֽת׃ (lə·ḇaṯ) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1323: A daughter |