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# wrote in the name of King Xerxes

Writing something in the king's name represents writing it with his authority, or writing it as his representative. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])

# signet ring

See how you translated this phrase in [Esther 8:2](../08/02.md)

# the letters

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.

# couriers

people who carry messages

# bred from the royal stud

The royal stud was the king's best male horse. The horses that were used in the king's service were its offspring. Alternate translation: "the offspring of the king's best horse" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
Change tN and tW pages to match new possessives rule 2020-04-06 18:37:47 +00:00			`# wrote in the name of King Xerxes`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`Writing something in the king's name represents writing it with his authority, or writing it as his representative. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# signet ring`

fix all singlr verse links 2018-02-17 03:20:53 +00:00			`See how you translated this phrase in [Esther 8:2](../08/02.md)`
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
PDF Esther 4-8 2019-04-05 17:52:33 +00:00			`# the letters`

			`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.`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# couriers`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
Fixing one-word snippets and mismatched snippets. 2017-10-18 16:51:43 +00:00			`people who carry messages`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# bred from the royal stud`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`The royal stud was the king's best male horse. The horses that were used in the king's service were its offspring. Alternate translation: "the offspring of the king's best horse" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00