It seems unlikely that either he or Esther, mere foreigners in a land ruled by an autocrat who held a godlike status, would have had much choice in the matter.
(‏ تثنیه ۷ :‏ ۳ )‏ در داستان‌های قدیمی یهودی آمده است که مُرْدِخای تلاش کرد تا از این پیوند جلوگیری کند .‏