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OET (OET-LV) If [is]_on the_king good let_it_go_forth a_word of_royalty from_before_face/front_him and_written in/on/at/with_laws of_Fāraş and_Maday and_not it_will_pass_away (cmp) not she_will_come Vashti to_(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before the_king ʼₐḩashvērōshz and_royal_position_her let_him_give the_king to_another_her the_better than_she.
OET (OET-RV) If it pleases you to do so, your majesty, you should personally issue a royal decree and have it added to the laws of Persia and Media which cannot be repealed. This decree should say that Vashti can never again come into your presence, and then you should choose a different woman for the royal position—someone who’s better than her.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
אִם־עַל־הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ ט֗וֹב
if on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the=king good
This is an idiom that means “if the king thinks this is a good idea” or “if this advice is pleasing to the king.”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person
אִם־עַל־הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ ט֗וֹב
if on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the=king good
Memukan speaks to the king in third person as a form of respect. Alternate translation: “If it pleases you”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
יֵצֵ֤א דְבַר־מַלְכוּת֙ מִלְּפָנָ֔יו
go_out decree royal from,before,face/front,him
Here, face represents the presence of a person. The phrase means that the decree will come from the king himself. Alternate translation: “you should personally issue a royal decree” or “you should write a decree yourself”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
דְבַר־מַלְכוּת֙
decree royal
You can translate the abstract noun royalty with the adjective “royal.” Alternate translation: “royal decree”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person
מִלְּפָנָ֔יו
from,before,face/front,him
Memukan speaks to the king in third person as a form of respect. Alternate translation: “personally”
Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
וְיִכָּתֵ֛ב
and,written
You can say this with an active form, and you can say who will do the action. Alternate translation: “you should write a decree yourself” or “command your scribes to write a decree”
וְלֹ֣א יַעֲב֑וֹר
and=not repealed
Alternate translation: “these laws never become invalid” or “can never be changed”
Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person
תָב֜וֹא & לִפְנֵי֙ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ
come & to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before the=king
Memukan speaks to the king in third person as a form of respect. Alternate translation: “never come into your presence again”
Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
תָב֜וֹא & לִפְנֵי֙ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ
come & to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before the=king
Here, face represents the presence of a person. The phrase means that Queen Vashti will never again come into the king’s presence. Alternate translation: “never again come before King Ahasuerus”
Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person
וּמַלְכוּתָהּ֙ יִתֵּ֣ן הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ לִרְעוּתָ֖הּ הַטּוֹבָ֥ה מִמֶּֽנָּה
and,royal_position,her he/it_gave the=king to,another,her the,better than,she
Memukan speaks to the king in third person as a form of respect. You can show the same meaning with a verb that addresses a singular “you” and indicates that Memukan is offering advice, not giving a command when he say, “choose another woman to be queen.” Alternate translation: “the king can give her position as queen to some other woman”
Note 10 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
וּמַלְכוּתָהּ֙
and,royal_position,her
You can translate the abstract noun royalty with an expression such as “her royal position” or “her position as queen.”
Note 11 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
הַטּוֹבָ֥ה מִמֶּֽנָּה
the,better than,she
Memukan means that the next queen should be “better than” Vashti by obeying all of the king’s commands. You could say this explicitly, as UST does.
1:19 issue a written decree . . . that cannot be revoked: The written decree would become unalterable law that could not be changed (8:8; Dan 6:8, 12).
OET (OET-LV) If [is]_on the_king good let_it_go_forth a_word of_royalty from_before_face/front_him and_written in/on/at/with_laws of_Fāraş and_Maday and_not it_will_pass_away (cmp) not she_will_come Vashti to_(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before the_king ʼₐḩashvērōshz and_royal_position_her let_him_give the_king to_another_her the_better than_she.
OET (OET-RV) If it pleases you to do so, your majesty, you should personally issue a royal decree and have it added to the laws of Persia and Media which cannot be repealed. This decree should say that Vashti can never again come into your presence, and then you should choose a different woman for the royal position—someone who’s better than her.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.