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uW Translation Notes:

הָֽ⁠רָצִ֞ים יָצְא֤וּ דְחוּפִים֙ בִּ⁠דְבַ֣ר הַ⁠מֶּ֔לֶךְ

the,runners they_came_out quickly at,the_word_of the=king

This means that the king had commanded the couriers to deliver the letters as quickly as possible.

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

הָֽ⁠רָצִ֞ים יָצְא֤וּ דְחוּפִים֙ בִּ⁠דְבַ֣ר הַ⁠מֶּ֔לֶךְ

the,runners they_came_out quickly at,the_word_of the=king

You can state explicitly where the couriers brought the letters. Alternate translation: [as the king had commanded, couriers rushed the letters to every province in the empire] or [then, according to what the king commanded, men riding horses took these letters quickly to every province in the empire]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וְ⁠הַ⁠דָּ֥ת נִתְּנָ֖ה

and,the,law issued

You can say this with an active form, and you can say who did the action. For example, you can say, “People read the letter out loud”

Note 3 topic: translate-unknown

בְּ⁠שׁוּשַׁ֣ן הַ⁠בִּירָ֑ה

in,Susa the,citadel

Here this likely means in the “capital city of Susa.”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

יָשְׁב֣וּ לִ⁠שְׁתּ֔וֹת

sat_down to,drink

(1) This could mean that Ahasuerus and Haman had more than just a drink together. This could be a figure of speech in which a part of something is used to mean the whole thing. They may have celebrated with an entire banquet that is being described here by reference to one part of it, the drinks. Alternate translation: [had a celebration feast together] (2) Another possibility is that this is describing a toast that Ahasuerus and Haman shared to celebrate their plan. “Sat down” would simply be describing how the men would have reclined at a table to drink. Alternate translation: [had a celebration toast]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

נָבֽוֹכָה

bewildered

The implication is that the people in Susa were very upset about what was going to happen and they did not know what to do about it. If it would be helpful in your language, you could say that explicitly.

Note 6 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

וְ⁠הָ⁠עִ֥יר

and,the,city

The author wants us to see the contrast between the king and Haman sitting down to relax and drink and the people in the city agitated and in an uproar over what the king and Haman had proclaimed. Use a connecting word or other way that your language uses to show a contrast.

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וְ⁠הָ⁠עִ֥יר שׁוּשָׁ֖ן

and,the,city Shūshan

This does not mean the city itself, but the people who live there. This is a figure of speech in which something is called not by its own name, but by the name of something closely associated with it. So this means “everyone who lived in Susa” or the people in Susa

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

נָבֽוֹכָה

bewildered

You can translate the abstract noun confusion with a verbal phrase such as “was very confused.”