We may imagine Mordecai gazing fondly at Esther from time to time and noting with a mixture of pride and concern that his little cousin was grown - up ​ — and had turned out to be a remarkable beauty.
پادشاه می‌خواست که از میان این دختران ،‏ یکی را به عنوان ملکه انتخاب کند .‏ —‏ اِسْتَر ۱ :‏ ۱ –‏ ۲ :‏ ۴ .‏