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People tagged in the matching LV passage: Esther
OET-LV And_he/it_was in_the_day the_third and_ ʼEştēr _she_put_on royalty and_she_stood in_the_court_of the_house_of the_king (the)_inner in_front_of the_house_of the_king and_the_king was_sitting on the_throne_of his/its_kingdom in_house_of (the)_royalty in_front_of the_entrance_of the_house.
OET (OET-RV) Three days later, Queen Ester put on her royal robes and went and stood in the inner courtyard of the palace, across from the king’s house. He was in the royal palace, sitting on the royal throne and facing the room’s entrance.
After Esther had finished fasting, she went to the inner rooms of the palace. The king was pleased to see her and promised to grant any request she might make. So she asked that the king and Haman should come and eat a special meal that she would get her servants to prepare for them. The king agreed.
On the third day, Esther put on her royal attire
¶ After Esther had refused food for two days, the next day she put on clothes which showed that she was queen.
On the third day: That is, on the last day of the fast.
and stood in the inner court of the palace across from the king’s quarters.
Then she went into the middle part of the palace. This area was near the room where the king’s special chair was.
the king’s quarters: The word translated “quarters” is literally “house.” The expression “house of the king” can mean the whole palace, but here it probably refers to the room where the king would sit on his throne to receive visitors.
The king was sitting on his royal throne in the royal courtroom, facing the entrance.
At the moment when she entered the area, the king was sitting on his special chair, looking toward the entrance to the room.
his royal throne: A throne is the special chair a king or queen sits on, especially when greeting visitors or during other special occasions. It may have been made of, or decorated with, gold.
Note 1 topic: writing-newevent
וַיְהִ֣י ׀ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗י
and=he/it_was (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was in_the=day the=third and,she_put_on ʼEştēr royal and,she_stood in,the_court_of house_of the=king (the),inner in_front_of house_of the=king and,the,king sitting on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in throne_of his/its=kingdom in=house_of of_(the),royalty opposite entrance_of of,the_house )
This introduces a new event in the story. Alternate translation: [And it was three days later] or [When Esther had been fasting for three days]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
וַתִּלְבַּ֤שׁ אֶסְתֵּר֙ מַלְכ֔וּת
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was in_the=day the=third and,she_put_on ʼEştēr royal and,she_stood in,the_court_of house_of the=king (the),inner in_front_of house_of the=king and,the,king sitting on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in throne_of his/its=kingdom in=house_of of_(the),royalty opposite entrance_of of,the_house )
If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word royalty, you can express the same idea with an adjective and a concrete noun. Alternate translation: [Esther put on the robes that showed that she was the queen]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
וַתִּלְבַּ֤שׁ אֶסְתֵּר֙ מַלְכ֔וּת
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was in_the=day the=third and,she_put_on ʼEştēr royal and,she_stood in,the_court_of house_of the=king (the),inner in_front_of house_of the=king and,the,king sitting on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in throne_of his/its=kingdom in=house_of of_(the),royalty opposite entrance_of of,the_house )
It is clear from the story that before she went to see the king, Esther got a banquet ready so that she could invite him and Haman to come to it right away. If it is confusing to leave that out, you can explain that here. Alternate translation, add: [Esther prepared a grand banquet and then put on her royal robes]
בַּחֲצַ֤ר בֵּית־הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ הַפְּנִימִ֔ית
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was in_the=day the=third and,she_put_on ʼEştēr royal and,she_stood in,the_court_of house_of the=king (the),inner in_front_of house_of the=king and,the,king sitting on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in throne_of his/its=kingdom in=house_of of_(the),royalty opposite entrance_of of,the_house )
See how you translated this in 4:11. Alternate translation: [the inner courtyard of the palace]
נֹ֖כַח בֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ
in_front_of opposite (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was in_the=day the=third and,she_put_on ʼEştēr royal and,she_stood in,the_court_of house_of the=king (the),inner in_front_of house_of the=king and,the,king sitting on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in throne_of his/its=kingdom in=house_of of_(the),royalty opposite entrance_of of,the_house )
Alternate translation: [across from the room where the king was]
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
וְ֠הַמֶּלֶךְ יוֹשֵׁ֞ב עַל־כִּסֵּ֤א מַלְכוּתוֹ֙ בְּבֵ֣ית הַמַּלְכ֔וּת
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was in_the=day the=third and,she_put_on ʼEştēr royal and,she_stood in,the_court_of house_of the=king (the),inner in_front_of house_of the=king and,the,king sitting on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in throne_of his/its=kingdom in=house_of of_(the),royalty opposite entrance_of of,the_house )
Royalty is an abstract noun that refers to those things that belonged only to the king. You can translate this idea with a verb, “the throne he ruled from” and “the palace where he reigned,” or with an adjective, “his royal throne” and “his royal palace.” Alternate translation: [in the throne room of the palace, sitting on the king’s throne]
נֹ֖כַח פֶּ֥תַח הַבָּֽיִת
in_front_of opposite (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was in_the=day the=third and,she_put_on ʼEştēr royal and,she_stood in,the_court_of house_of the=king (the),inner in_front_of house_of the=king and,the,king sitting on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in throne_of his/its=kingdom in=house_of of_(the),royalty opposite entrance_of of,the_house )
Alternate translation: [facing the entrance of the room]
OET-LV And_he/it_was in_the_day the_third and_ ʼEştēr _she_put_on royalty and_she_stood in_the_court_of the_house_of the_king (the)_inner in_front_of the_house_of the_king and_the_king was_sitting on the_throne_of his/its_kingdom in_house_of (the)_royalty in_front_of the_entrance_of the_house.
OET (OET-RV) Three days later, Queen Ester put on her royal robes and went and stood in the inner courtyard of the palace, across from the king’s house. He was in the royal palace, sitting on the royal throne and facing the room’s entrance.
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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