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# Letters were delivered by the hand of couriers
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This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: "Couriers hand-delivered the letters" or "Courtiers gave the letters directly" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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# Letters
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You may need to use a word for written instructions that is more general than "letter" so that the reader does not think that these documents were about only personal matters.
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# annihilate, kill, and destroy
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These words mean the same thing and emphasize the completeness of the destruction. Alternate translation: "completely destroy" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-doublet]])
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# thirteenth day of the twelfth month
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"day thirteen of month twelve" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-ordinal]])
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# which is the month of Adar
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"Adar" is the name of the twelfth and last month of the Hebrew calendar. The thirteenth day is near the beginning of March on Western calendars. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-hebrewmonths]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])
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# plunder
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steal by force
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