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OET (OET-LV) If/because [was]_great Mārəddəkay in_house_of the_king and_fame_his [was]_going in_all the_provinces if/because the_man Mārəddəkay [was]_going and_powerful.
OET (OET-RV) because he was now a very important royal official, and his fame spread throughout the provinces as he became more and more powerful.
Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result
כִּֽי
that/for/because/then/when
This term introduces the reason why the officials and satraps and governors were becoming afraid of Mordecai.
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
גָ֤דוֹל מָרְדֳּכַי֙ בְּבֵ֣ית הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
great Mārəddəkay in=house_of the=king
The implication is that this is why all the other officials were afraid of Mordecai. If it would be helpful in your language, you could say this explicitly. Alternate translation, add: “They were afraid of him because”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
גָ֤דוֹל מָרְדֳּכַי֙ בְּבֵ֣ית הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
great Mārəddəkay in=house_of the=king
The palace of the king is a figurative way of describing the king’s administration by referring to the place where it was headquartered. Alternate translation: “was very important in the king’s government”
גָ֤דוֹל מָרְדֳּכַי֙ בְּבֵ֣ית הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
great Mārəddəkay in=house_of the=king
Great here is the same term that, as a verb, describes promotion within the king’s service in 3:1 and 5:11. Alternate translation: “Mordecai was a very important royal official”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / personification
וְשָׁמְע֖וֹ הוֹלֵ֣ךְ בְּכָל־הַמְּדִינ֑וֹת
and,fame,his spread in=all the,provinces
Here the story speaks of the news of Mordecai’s greatness as if it were a living thing that could travel throughout the empire. Alternate translation: “throughout the empire, everyone was hearing the news of his greatness”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
מָרְדֳּכַ֖י הוֹלֵ֥ךְ וְגָדֽוֹל
Mārəddəkay grew_more_and_more and,powerful
This expression means that Mordecai continued to become more powerful and influential. Alternate translation: “Mordecai was becoming more famous because the king was giving him more and more power”
9:3-4 People saw that Mordecai was the man in charge, so they knew it would not be wise to oppose him.
OET (OET-LV) If/because [was]_great Mārəddəkay in_house_of the_king and_fame_his [was]_going in_all the_provinces if/because the_man Mārəddəkay [was]_going and_powerful.
OET (OET-RV) because he was now a very important royal official, and his fame spread throughout the provinces as he became more and more powerful.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.