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OET (OET-LV) The_couriers [who]_rode the_horses the_royal they_went_out hastened and_urged in/on/at/with_command the_king and_the_decree it_was_given in/on/at/with_Susa the_citadel.
OET (OET-RV) So the couriers on the royal horses rode out quickly under the king’s orders to deliver the letters. The new law was also proclaimed throughout the capital city of Shushan.
הָרָצִ֞ים רֹכְבֵ֤י הָרֶ֨כֶשׁ֙ הָֽאֲחַשְׁתְּרָנִ֔ים
the,couriers mounted the,horses the,royal
See how you translated this in 8:10. Alternate translation: “messengers riding on fast horses that were used for the king’s business”
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
מְבֹהָלִ֥ים וּדְחוּפִ֖ים בִּדְבַ֣ר הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ
in_haste and,urged in/on/at/with,command the=king
You can say this with an active form. Alternate translation: “the king commanded the couriers to deliver the letters as quickly as possible”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet
מְבֹהָלִ֥ים וּדְחוּפִ֖ים
in_haste and,urged
These two terms mean almost the same thing and are used together to emphasize the fact that the couriers were told to deliver the letters as quickly as possible. Alternate translation: “they went immediately” or “as quickly as possible”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / events
הָרָצִ֞ים רֹכְבֵ֤י הָרֶ֨כֶשׁ֙ הָֽאֲחַשְׁתְּרָנִ֔ים
the,couriers mounted the,horses the,royal
To present the events in chronological order, you can put this after the king’s command, as in the UST.
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
וְהַדָּ֥ת נִתְּנָ֖ה
and,the,decree issued
You can say this with an active form. Alternate translation: “the king’s officials also posted and read copies of the letter”
OET (OET-LV) The_couriers [who]_rode the_horses the_royal they_went_out hastened and_urged in/on/at/with_command the_king and_the_decree it_was_given in/on/at/with_Susa the_citadel.
OET (OET-RV) So the couriers on the royal horses rode out quickly under the king’s orders to deliver the letters. The new law was also proclaimed throughout the capital city of Shushan.
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.