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# the king's scribes were summoned ... a decree containing all that Haman had commanded was written
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "the king summoned his scribes ... they wrote a decree containing all that Haman had commanded" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# thirteenth day of the first month
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This is the first month of the Hebrew calendar. The thirteenth day is near the beginning of April on Western calendars. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-hebrewmonths]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal]])
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# king's provincial governors
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"governors of the provinces." Translate "province" as in [Esther 1:1](../01/01.md).
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# It was written in the name of King Ahasuerus and was sealed with his ring
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "They wrote the decree in the name of King Ahasuerus and Haman sealed it with the king's signet ring" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# in the name of
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Here "name" represents the authority of the king. AT: "in the authority of" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# Documents were hand-delivered by couriers
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This can be translated in active form. AT: "Couriers hand-delivered the documents" or "Courtiers gave the documents directly" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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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. AT: "completely destroy" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/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/translate/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/translate/translate-hebrewmonths]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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# plunder
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"steal by force"
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/scribe]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/biblicaltimeday]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/written]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/governor]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/seal]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/jew]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/possess]] |