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Bible fact · Translation-dependent observation

God is not named in Esther

The book of Esther, as it appears in Protestant Bibles, never uses the word God or the LORD's name. Esther 4:14

Scripture in WEBWorld English Bible — Protestant Edition

Discover why

Mordecai tells Esther that if she keeps silent, "relief and deliverance will come to the Jews from another place", and asks "who knows if you haven't come to the kingdom for such a time as this?" Many readers see God's care behind the events. Esther 4:13–14

The Greek version of Esther, included in Catholic and Orthodox Bibles, has additional sections that do mention God and contain prayers. Esther 4:16

How this was worked out

Searched every verse of Esther in the World English Bible (Protestant canon, 66 books) as installed on BibleKenya: no occurrence of "God", "LORD", "Lord" or "Yahweh". This applies to the Hebrew-based text; the Greek additions in other canons differ.

Counts and numbers that depend on an edition, canon or verse numbering can differ in other Bibles.

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Esther 4:14 WEB

14For if you remain silent now, then relief and deliverance will come to the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. Who knows if you haven’t come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”

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