OET interlinear EST 1:3

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-ordinal

בִּ⁠שְׁנַ֤ת שָׁלוֹשׁ֙ לְ⁠מָלְכ֔⁠וֹ

in=year three of,his,reigning

This means that Ahasuerus had already ruled for two full years and that these events took place in the year that followed them. Alternate translation: [during the third year that Ahasuerus ruled his empire] or [after he had ruled for two years]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

בִּ⁠שְׁנַ֤ת שָׁלוֹשׁ֙ לְ⁠מָלְכ֔⁠וֹ

in=year three of,his,reigning

Reign is an abstract noun that refers to the royal authority that the king exercised. You can translate it with a verb by saying, “during the third year that Ahasuerus ruled.”

עָשָׂ֣ה מִשְׁתֶּ֔ה

he/it_had_made banquet

Alternate translation: [he hosted a feast]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

חֵ֣יל ׀ פָּרַ֣ס וּ⁠מָדַ֗י

army_of Pāraş and=Māday

This likely refers to the leaders of the army. It is describing a part of the army by referring to the whole army. Alternate translation: [the officers of the army]

הַֽ⁠פַּרְתְּמִ֛ים

the=nobles

This probably means something like “the wealthy landowners.”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לְ⁠פָנָֽי⁠ו

[were],before_of,him

Face stands for the presence of a person, so this phrase means “in his presence.” The invitation was to come to the royal capital to attend a banquet where the king would be present in person. You could say, as UST does, that the king was present in person to host the feast. Or you could say as an alternative, “all of them came to Susa for the feast”