Mordecai would not have wanted his adopted daughter to marry any unbeliever, even a king, but events were out of his control.
(‏ اِسْتَر ۲ :‏ ۸ )‏ می‌توان تصوّر کرد که برای مُرْدِخای و اِسْتَر که همچون پدر و دختری بودند ،‏ جدایی تلخ و دردناک بود .‏