OET interlinear EST 9:26

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

עַל־כֵּ֡ן

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

This introduces the reason why the Jews gave the name “Purim” to this celebration. Alternate translation: “for that reason” or “that is why”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

קָֽרְאוּ֩ לַ⁠יָּמִ֨ים הָ⁠אֵ֤לֶּה פוּרִים֙

called to_the,days the=these purim

They means the Jews. Alternate translation: “the Jews called these days Purim, like the word Pur”

Note 3 topic: translate-names

פוּרִים֙

purim

This is the name of the festival that commemorates the salvation of the Jewish people in ancient Persia from Haman’s plot to destroy and kill all the Jews in a single day.

Note 4 topic: writing-background

עַל־שֵׁ֣ם הַ⁠פּ֔וּר

on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in name_of the,pur

This is information that the original audience needed to understand how this celebration got its name. You can put this first in the verse because it explains what comes next. Alternate translation: “the Persian word for ‘lot’ is ‘Pur’”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

שֵׁ֣ם הַ⁠פּ֔וּר

name_of the,pur

It can be stated clearly what “Pur” means. Alternate translation: “the word Pur, which means ‘lot’”

Note 6 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

עַל־כֵּ֕ן

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

The story has just given the reason why the holiday is called Purim. Now it is going to give another reason. It will be explaining why the Jews added this holiday to their calendar, in addition to the festivals that were commanded in the Law of Moses. The next verse describes them adding the holiday. This verse gives the reasons why they did that. Alternate translation: “because”

עַל־כָּל־דִּבְרֵ֖י הָ⁠אִגֶּ֣רֶת הַ⁠זֹּ֑את

on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in all/each/any/every that_was_written the,letter the,this

This is a reference to the letter that Mordecai wrote, as described in verses 20–22. Alternate translation: “because Mordecai wrote to them to tell them to observe this holiday”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

וּ⁠מָֽה־רָא֣וּ עַל־כָּ֔כָה וּ⁠מָ֥ה הִגִּ֖יעַ אֲלֵי⁠הֶֽם

and,what faced on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in this and,what happened to,them

These two phrases mean similar things. The repetition is used to emphasize what a vivid experience it was to live through the events that this story describes. If it would be helpful in your language, you could combine the phrases and express the emphasis with a word like “amazing.” Alternate translation: “the amazing things that had happened to them”

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וּ⁠מָֽה־רָא֣וּ עַל־כָּ֔כָה וּ⁠מָ֥ה הִגִּ֖יעַ אֲלֵי⁠הֶֽם

and,what faced on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in this and,what happened to,them

These phrases say generally “this” and “what,” but they are referring to the specific events the story has related. If it would be helpful in your language, you could describe these things specifically. Alternate translation: “because the Jews had been able to destroy the enemies who had wanted to destroy them”

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / events

וּ⁠מָֽה־רָא֣וּ עַל־כָּ֔כָה וּ⁠מָ֥ה הִגִּ֖יעַ אֲלֵי⁠הֶֽם

and,what faced on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in this and,what happened to,them

You can put this first, before the information about Mordecai’s letter, because it happened first. You can say “then” when you tell about the letter.

Note 10 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וּ⁠מָ֥ה הִגִּ֖יעַ אֲלֵי⁠הֶֽם

and,what happened to,them

This expression means “what had happened to them.”