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OET-LV And_ the_decree_of the_king which he_will_make _it_will_be_heard in_all his/its_kingdom if/because is_great it and_all the_women they_will_give honour to_husbands_of_their (to)_from_great and_unto insignificant.
OET (OET-RV) Have your decree proclaimed throughout your empire, even though it’s so huge, and then all women, whatever their status or position, will respect their husbands.’
Towards the end of the feast, when he had drunk too much wine, the king sent a message, ordering the queen to come to him so that he could show off her beauty to his guests. But she probably did not wish to be seen by a crowd of drunken, leering men, and so she refused. The king was very angry about the queen’s disobedience and asked his advisors what the law said about how she should be punished. The advisors said that the king should divorce the queen, in order to show all wives in the empire that they must obey their husbands. The king was pleased with this advice and issued a decree to inform everyone about it.
The edict the king issues will be heard throughout his vast kingdom—
Then when news of your order spreads to all the towns of your large kingdom,
Then when everyone in your huge kingdom hears what you have ordered to happen to Queen Vashti,
The edict the king issues: This has a similar meaning to “decree” in 1:19a.
and so all women, from the least to the greatest, will honor their husbands.”
every woman in the kingdom, whether rich or poor, will respect her husband.”
from the least to the greatest: See note on 1:5c.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
וְנִשְׁמַע֩ פִּתְגָ֨ם הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ
(Some words not found in UHB: and,it_will_be_heard decree_of the=king that he/it_made/did in=all his/its=kingdom that/for/because/then/when enough/great(fs) she/it and=all the,women give honour to,husbands_of,their (to),from,great and=unto least )
You can say this with an active form, and you can say who will do the action. Alternate translation: [when everyone … hears]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person
פִּתְגָ֨ם הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ
(Some words not found in UHB: and,it_will_be_heard decree_of the=king that he/it_made/did in=all his/its=kingdom that/for/because/then/when enough/great(fs) she/it and=all the,women give honour to,husbands_of,their (to),from,great and=unto least )
Memukan speaks to the king in third person as a form of respect. You could express the same meaning in the second person: “When they hear what you have commanded.” Alternate translation: [when they hear the king’s decree]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
וְכָל־הַנָּשִׁ֗ים יִתְּנ֤וּ יְקָר֙ לְבַעְלֵיהֶ֔ן
and=all (Some words not found in UHB: and,it_will_be_heard decree_of the=king that he/it_made/did in=all his/its=kingdom that/for/because/then/when enough/great(fs) she/it and=all the,women give honour to,husbands_of,their (to),from,great and=unto least )
Even though the decree of Ahasuerus applied only to Vashti directly, it was published throughout the empire so that everyone would know about it. Thus, what happened to the queen would discourage women from imitating her. If you need to clarify this in your language, you can explain it in a note: “The women will honor their husbands because they will know that if a woman despises her husband, she can be punished like Vashti.”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person
מַלְכוּת֔וֹ
his/its=kingdom
Memukan speaks to the king in third person as a form of respect. Alternate translation: [for all your kingdom]
כִּ֥י רַבָּ֖ה הִ֑יא
(Some words not found in UHB: and,it_will_be_heard decree_of the=king that he/it_made/did in=all his/its=kingdom that/for/because/then/when enough/great(fs) she/it and=all the,women give honour to,husbands_of,their (to),from,great and=unto least )
Alternate translation: [even though your empire is very large]
הַנָּשִׁ֗ים יִתְּנ֤וּ יְקָר֙ לְבַעְלֵיהֶ֔ן
(Some words not found in UHB: and,it_will_be_heard decree_of the=king that he/it_made/did in=all his/its=kingdom that/for/because/then/when enough/great(fs) she/it and=all the,women give honour to,husbands_of,their (to),from,great and=unto least )
Alternate translation: [women will respect and obey their husbands]
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / merism
לְמִגָּד֖וֹל וְעַד־קָטָֽן
(Some words not found in UHB: and,it_will_be_heard decree_of the=king that he/it_made/did in=all his/its=kingdom that/for/because/then/when enough/great(fs) she/it and=all the,women give honour to,husbands_of,their (to),from,great and=unto least )
This expression refers to all of the husbands in the empire. By naming both extremes, it includes everyone in between. You could just give the meaning, as UST does: “every husband in the empire.” Alternate translation: [this will be true for both the most important man and the least important man in the empire, and everyone in between]
OET-LV And_ the_decree_of the_king which he_will_make _it_will_be_heard in_all his/its_kingdom if/because is_great it and_all the_women they_will_give honour to_husbands_of_their (to)_from_great and_unto insignificant.
OET (OET-RV) Have your decree proclaimed throughout your empire, even though it’s so huge, and then all women, whatever their status or position, will respect their husbands.’
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.
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