OET interlinear EST 4:4

uW Translation Notes:

נַעֲר֨וֹת אֶסְתֵּ֤ר

maids_of (Some words not found in UHB: and,they_came maids_of ʼEştēr's and,eunuchs_of,her and,they_told to/for=her/it and,she_agonized the,queen very and,she_sent garments to,clothe DOM Mārəddəkay and,to,remove sackcloth_of,his from,on,him and=not accept )

Alternate translation: [Esther’s female servants] of “Esther’s maids”

Note 1 topic: translate-unknown

וְ⁠סָרִיסֶ֨י⁠הָ֙

and,eunuchs_of,her

See how you translated this term in 1:10. Alternate translation: [her male servants] or [her other officials]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וַ⁠יַּגִּ֣ידוּ לָ֔⁠הּ

(Some words not found in UHB: and,they_came maids_of ʼEştēr's and,eunuchs_of,her and,they_told to/for=her/it and,she_agonized the,queen very and,she_sent garments to,clothe DOM Mārəddəkay and,to,remove sackcloth_of,his from,on,him and=not accept )

That is, they told her that Mordecai was sitting outside the gate wearing sackcloth. If it would be helpful in your language, you could say that explicitly, as in the UST.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וַ⁠תִּתְחַלְחַ֥ל הַ⁠מַּלְכָּ֖ה מְאֹ֑ד

(Some words not found in UHB: and,they_came maids_of ʼEştēr's and,eunuchs_of,her and,they_told to/for=her/it and,she_agonized the,queen very and,she_sent garments to,clothe DOM Mārəddəkay and,to,remove sackcloth_of,his from,on,him and=not accept )

The queen means Esther. You can say this with an active form. Alternate translation: [Esther herself became very afraid] or [this made the queen very distressed]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וַ⁠תִּתְחַלְחַ֥ל הַ⁠מַּלְכָּ֖ה מְאֹ֑ד

(Some words not found in UHB: and,they_came maids_of ʼEştēr's and,eunuchs_of,her and,they_told to/for=her/it and,she_agonized the,queen very and,she_sent garments to,clothe DOM Mārəddəkay and,to,remove sackcloth_of,his from,on,him and=not accept )

The implication is that this happened when she heard what Mordecai was doing. If it would be helpful in your language, you could say that explicitly. Alternate translation: [When she heard about this, Esther herself became very afraid]

Note 5 topic: translate-symaction

וַ⁠תִּשְׁלַ֨ח בְּגָדִ֜ים לְ⁠הַלְבִּ֣ישׁ אֶֽת־מָרְדֳּכַ֗י

(Some words not found in UHB: and,they_came maids_of ʼEştēr's and,eunuchs_of,her and,they_told to/for=her/it and,she_agonized the,queen very and,she_sent garments to,clothe DOM Mārəddəkay and,to,remove sackcloth_of,his from,on,him and=not accept )

She means Esther. This was her way of encouraging Mordecai to be hopeful and act publicly as if whatever situation he was worried about were not completely desperate. Alternate translation: [she sent servants to take to Mordecai some good clothes to wear]

Note 6 topic: translate-symaction

וְ⁠לֹ֥א קִבֵּֽל

and=not (Some words not found in UHB: and,they_came maids_of ʼEştēr's and,eunuchs_of,her and,they_told to/for=her/it and,she_agonized the,queen very and,she_sent garments to,clothe DOM Mārəddəkay and,to,remove sackcloth_of,his from,on,him and=not accept )

This was Mordecai’s way of replying to Esther that the situation truly was desperate. Alternate translation: [he refused to put them on]