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# a certain people
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"a group of people" This refers to the Jews as an ethnic group.
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# scattered and distributed
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"who live in many different places"
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# provinces
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A province is a large area into which some countries are divided for the purposes of government. See how you translated this in [Esther 1:1](../01/01.md).
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# the king's ... the king
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Haman speaks to the king in the third person as a sign of respect. Alternate translation: "your ... you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
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# it is not suitable for the king to let them stay
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"the king should not let them remain." This can also be stated in positive form. Alternate translation: "the king should remove them"
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