# a certain people

"a group of people" This refers to the Jews as an ethnic group.

# scattered and distributed

"who live in many different places"

# provinces

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).

# the king's ... the king

Haman speaks to the king in the third person as a sign of respect. Alternate translation: "your ... you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-123person]])

# it is not suitable for the king to let them stay

"the king should not let them remain." This can also be stated in positive form. Alternate translation: "the king should remove them"

