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OET-LV (The)_copy_of the_writing was_to_ law _be_given in_all province and_province displayed to/from_all/each/any/every the_peoples and_to_be the[fn] ready[fn] for_day the_this to_avenge_themselves from_enemies_of_their.
OET (OET-RV) A copy of the decree was to be included as law in every province and to be displayed to all the people so that the Yehudim could be prepared to fight back against their enemies on that day.
After Haman’s death, the king gave Esther everything that had belonged to Haman and made Mordecai the chief official in the land. Esther asked the king to cancel Haman’s order to kill the Jews. The king instead permitted her and Mordecai to send letters in his name allowing the Jews to defend themselves and kill their enemies. The news of this order brought great joy to the Jews.
There are many similarities between this passage and the section about Haman’s plot to kill the Jews. You should compare this passage with 3:12–15.
A copy of the text of the edict was to be issued in every province
When the messengers arrived in each province with the documents, they told the officials there to announce the new law to the people.
In each region, when the officials received their copy of the document, they were ordered to make sure everyone knew what the new law was.
A copy of the text of the edict was to be issued in every province: This is identical to 3:14a. See notes on that verse.
and published to all the people, so that the Jews would be ready on that day to avenge themselves on their enemies.
They were to make sure that people of every race in the kingdom knew the law, so that the Jews could prepare themselves to fight back against their enemies on that day if their enemies attacked them.
avenge themselves on their enemies: The Jews were to be ready to take revenge on anyone who attacked them.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
פַּתְשֶׁ֣גֶן הַכְּתָ֗ב לְהִנָּ֤תֵֽן דָּת֙
(Some words not found in UHB: copy_of of,the_writing [was]_to,be_given law in=all province and,province published to/from=all/each/any/every the,peoples and,to,be the, ready for,day the=this to,avenge_themselves from,enemies_of,their )
You can say this with an active form. Alternate translation: [the letter told the officials to proclaim this as a law]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
בְּכָל־מְדִינָ֣ה וּמְדִינָ֔ה
(Some words not found in UHB: copy_of of,the_writing [was]_to,be_given law in=all province and,province published to/from=all/each/any/every the,peoples and,to,be the, ready for,day the=this to,avenge_themselves from,enemies_of,their )
This expression means “in each and every province.” Alternate translation: [in every single province]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
גָּל֖וּי לְכָל־הָעַמִּ֑ים
(Some words not found in UHB: copy_of of,the_writing [was]_to,be_given law in=all province and,province published to/from=all/each/any/every the,peoples and,to,be the, ready for,day the=this to,avenge_themselves from,enemies_of,their )
You can say this with an active form. Alternate translation: [the letter told the officials in every single province to post copies where everyone could see them]
וְלִהְי֨וֹת הַיְּהוּדִ֤ים עֲתִידִים֙ לַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֔ה
and,to,be (Some words not found in UHB: copy_of of,the_writing [was]_to,be_given law in=all province and,province published to/from=all/each/any/every the,peoples and,to,be the, ready for,day the=this to,avenge_themselves from,enemies_of,their )
Alternate translation: [that way the Jews would get ready to do what the letter said when the day came]
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
לְהִנָּקֵ֖ם מֵאֹיְבֵיהֶֽם
(Some words not found in UHB: copy_of of,the_writing [was]_to,be_given law in=all province and,province published to/from=all/each/any/every the,peoples and,to,be the, ready for,day the=this to,avenge_themselves from,enemies_of,their )
This expression, “to take revenge from” another person, means to correct a wrong they have done. In this context, the phrase means to correct the wrong of the original law that gave people permission to kill the Jews. Alternate translation: [and fight back against their enemies]
OET-LV (The)_copy_of the_writing was_to_ law _be_given in_all province and_province displayed to/from_all/each/any/every the_peoples and_to_be the[fn] ready[fn] for_day the_this to_avenge_themselves from_enemies_of_their.
OET (OET-RV) A copy of the decree was to be included as law in every province and to be displayed to all the people so that the Yehudim could be prepared to fight back against their enemies on that day.
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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