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# the city of Susa shouted and rejoiced
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The "city" represents the people living in it. AT: "the people of the city of Susa shouted and rejoiced" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# shouted and rejoiced
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The word "rejoiced" tells how they shouted. AT: "shouted joyfully" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hendiadys]])
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# had light and gladness
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Possible meanings are that 1) having light is a metaphor for being happy. AT: "were happy and glad" or 2) having light is metaphor for feeling prosperous and safe. AT: "felt safe and were glad" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# honor
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Possible meanings are that 1) other people honored the Jews. AT: "other people honored them" or 2) the Jews felt honored. AT: "they felt honored" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# province
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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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# wherever the king's decree reached
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Reaching places represents going to places. AT: "wherever the king's men took his decree" or "wherever the king's decree was read" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# holiday
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"celebration"
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# the fear of the Jews had fallen on them
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Fear falling on people represents people becoming very afraid. AT: "they had become very afraid of the Jews" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/royal]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/crown]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/gold]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/rejoice]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/peoplegroup]] |