OET interlinear EST 9:19

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

עַל־כֵּ֞ן

on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in yes/correct/thus/so

This term introduces the result of the events that were described in the previous verse. Alternate translation: [for that reason] or [that is why]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

הַ⁠יְּהוּדִ֣ים הַפְּרָזִ֗ים הַ⁠יֹּשְׁבִים֮ בְּ⁠עָרֵ֣י הַ⁠פְּרָזוֹת֒

the,Jews (Some words not found in UHB: on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in yes/correct/thus/so the,Jews the, the,are]_dwelling in,the_cities_of of,the_open_regions observe DOM day four ten of,the_month_of Adar joy and,a_feast and,a_day good and_[the],sending_of portions (a)_man to,his_of,neighbor )

These two phrases mean similar things. They are used together to make the identification of this group clear. The first phrase means that they lived in rural areas. The second phrase means they lived in settlements that did not have walls around them, that is, in villages. You can combine these phrases. Alternate translation: [the Jews who live in villages in the countryside]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

עֹשִׂ֗ים אֵ֠ת י֣וֹם אַרְבָּעָ֤ה עָשָׂר֙ & וְ⁠י֣וֹם ט֑וֹב

observe DOM day four ten & and,a_day good

The implication is that this explanation is being offered for the benefit of city-dwelling Jews who might wonder why rural Jews celebrate this holiday on a different day. If it would be helpful in your language, you could say this explicitly. Alternate translation, add: [rather than on the fifteenth day.]

עֹשִׂ֗ים אֵ֠ת י֣וֹם אַרְבָּעָ֤ה עָשָׂר֙ & וְ⁠י֣וֹם ט֑וֹב

observe DOM day four ten & and,a_day good

Alternate translation: [observe this holiday on the fourteenth day]

Note 4 topic: translate-ordinal

אֵ֠ת י֣וֹם אַרְבָּעָ֤ה עָשָׂר֙

DOM day four ten

Alternate translation: [the fourteenth day]

Note 5 topic: translate-hebrewmonths

לְ⁠חֹ֣דֶשׁ אֲדָ֔ר

of,the_month_of Adar

Adar is the name of the twelfth and last month of the Hebrew calendar. See how you translated this in [3:7](../03/07.md), [3:13](../03/13.md), [8:12](../08/12.md), [9:1](../09/01.md), [9:15](../09/15.md) and [9:17](../09/17.md).

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / hendiadys

שִׂמְחָ֥ה וּ⁠מִשְׁתֶּ֖ה

joy and,a_feast

As in verses 17 and 18, this means “by celebrating joyfully”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וְ⁠י֣וֹם ט֑וֹב

and,a_day good

This expression generally means a day of happiness or celebration.

Note 8 topic: translate-symaction

וּ⁠מִשְׁל֥וֹחַ מָנ֖וֹת אִ֥ישׁ לְ⁠רֵעֵֽ⁠הוּ

and_[the],sending_of portions (a)_man to,his_of,neighbor

Giving gifts, in this culture as in many cultures, was a way of acknowledging a special occasion. Alternate translation: [and by giving gifts to one another]

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

אִ֥ישׁ לְ⁠רֵעֵֽ⁠הוּ

(a)_man to,his_of,neighbor

Here, a man means “a person.” The term friend would include family members and neighbors as well as social friends. Alternate translation: [to one another]