OET interlinear EST 5:6

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

מַה־שְּׁאֵלָתֵ֖⁠ךְ וְ⁠יִנָּ֣תֵֽן לָ֑⁠ךְ וּ⁠מַה־בַּקָּשָׁתֵ֛⁠ךְ עַד־חֲצִ֥י הַ⁠מַּלְכ֖וּת וְ⁠תֵעָֽשׂ

what? (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said the=king to,Esther at,the_feast_of of_(the),wine what? petition_of,[is]_your and,it_will_be_given to/for=you(fs) and,what? request_of,[is]_your until half_of of,the_kingdom and,it_will_be_done )

These two question-and-statement pairs mean almost the same thing. Ahasuerus says the same thing twice in slightly different ways to show that he is truly disposed to give Esther whatever she wants. If this is confusing, you do not need to repeat both phrases in your translation. you can combine them into one or replace the repetition with a statement of what the repetition means, as in the UST. Alternate translation: [now please tell me what you really want. I will do it for you]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

מַה־שְּׁאֵלָתֵ֖⁠ךְ וְ⁠יִנָּ֣תֵֽן לָ֑⁠ךְ וּ⁠מַה־בַּקָּשָׁתֵ֛⁠ךְ עַד־חֲצִ֥י הַ⁠מַּלְכ֖וּת וְ⁠תֵעָֽשׂ

what? (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said the=king to,Esther at,the_feast_of of_(the),wine what? petition_of,[is]_your and,it_will_be_given to/for=you(fs) and,what? request_of,[is]_your until half_of of,the_kingdom and,it_will_be_done )

When Ahasuerus asked Esther in the throne room what she wanted, she said that she wanted him and Haman to come to a banquet she had prepared. But since the king asks her once again at the banquet what she wants, it is clear that he knew this was not her real request. Instead, he knew that she wanted to show him hospitality first, as a gesture of respect for him and their relationship. You can indicate this by translating, “Now please tell me what you really want.”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

שְּׁאֵלָתֵ֖⁠ךְ & בַּקָּשָׁתֵ֛⁠ךְ

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said the=king to,Esther at,the_feast_of of_(the),wine what? petition_of,[is]_your and,it_will_be_given to/for=you(fs) and,what? request_of,[is]_your until half_of of,the_kingdom and,it_will_be_done )

The two abstract nouns petition and request can be expressed with a single phrase using the verb “want.” Alternate translation: [what you really want]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וְ⁠יִנָּ֣תֵֽן & וְ⁠תֵעָֽשׂ

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said the=king to,Esther at,the_feast_of of_(the),wine what? petition_of,[is]_your and,it_will_be_given to/for=you(fs) and,what? request_of,[is]_your until half_of of,the_kingdom and,it_will_be_done )

You can capture these parallel passive statements with one statement using an active form. Alternate translation: [I will give you anything you ask for]

עַד־חֲצִ֥י הַ⁠מַּלְכ֖וּת

until half_of (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said the=king to,Esther at,the_feast_of of_(the),wine what? petition_of,[is]_your and,it_will_be_given to/for=you(fs) and,what? request_of,[is]_your until half_of of,the_kingdom and,it_will_be_done )

See how you translated this expression in [5:3](../05/03.md). Review the explanation there if that would be helpful. Alternate translation: [I will give you anything you ask for, no matter how great it is]