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OET (OET-LV) In/on/at/with_displayed_he DOM the_wealth of_the_splendor his/its_kingdom and_DOM the_honor of_the_glory greatness_his days many eighty and_one_hundred day[s].
OET (OET-RV) which, over a period of six months, would display the incredible wealth and prestige of his empire and his personal wealth and power.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
בְּהַרְאֹת֗וֹ אֶת־עֹ֨שֶׁר֙ כְּב֣וֹד מַלְכוּת֔וֹ
in/on/at/with,displayed,he DOM wealth glory his/its=kingdom
You can translate the abstract noun with an emphasized adjective. Alternate translation: “Ahasuerus … wanted to demonstrate … the great wealth of his kingdom”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
בְּהַרְאֹת֗וֹ
in/on/at/with,displayed,he
He refers to the king. The implication is that he held this banquet to show all of his officials how wealthy and powerful he was. The invited officials would then go back to all the different parts of the empire and tell everyone this. Alternate translation: “Ahasuerus wanted to demonstrate to his guests”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet
עֹ֨שֶׁר֙ כְּב֣וֹד מַלְכוּת֔וֹ
wealth glory his/its=kingdom
The words wealth and glory have similar meanings and they are used together to emphasize how great his kingdom was. Alternate translation: “the great wealth of his kingdom”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
בְּהַרְאֹת֗וֹ & וְאֶ֨ת־יְקָ֔ר תִּפְאֶ֖רֶת גְּדוּלָּת֑וֹ
in/on/at/with,displayed,he & and=DOM splendor pomp greatness,his
You can translate the abstract nouns splendor, beauty, and greatness as adjectives. Alternate translation: “Ahasuerus … wanted to demonstrate … that he was a very powerful king”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet
יְקָ֔ר תִּפְאֶ֖רֶת גְּדוּלָּת֑וֹ
splendor pomp greatness,his
The words splendor and beauty have similar meaning and emphasize how great he was. Alternate translation: “the splendor of his greatness”
Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
יָמִ֣ים רַבִּ֔ים שְׁמוֹנִ֥ים וּמְאַ֖ת יֽוֹם
days many eighty and=one_hundred day
This was a very long time for a royal feast to last. The earlier part of the verse provides the reason for this. To make the connection explicit, you could add some explanatory words to the verse like this: “Ahasuerus entertained his guests fabulously because he wanted to demonstrate that his empire was extremely wealthy and that he was a very powerful king. He did so many things for them that the festivities lasted for six months.”
Note 7 topic: translate-numbers
שְׁמוֹנִ֥ים וּמְאַ֖ת יֽוֹם
eighty and=one_hundred day
Six months is about 180 days or about half a year. You can use whatever expression will best express this time period in your language.
1:4 The celebration lasted 180 days: Officials probably took turns attending different events planned during this six-month period of celebration, thus maintaining the nation’s military and infrastructure throughout the celebration.
• This tremendous display of pomp and splendor was designed to impress others with the king’s greatness; it also illustrates Xerxes’ pride.
OET (OET-LV) In/on/at/with_displayed_he DOM the_wealth of_the_splendor his/its_kingdom and_DOM the_honor of_the_glory greatness_his days many eighty and_one_hundred day[s].
OET (OET-RV) which, over a period of six months, would display the incredible wealth and prestige of his empire and his personal wealth and power.
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.