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# second in rank to King Xerxes

"the most important person after King Xerxes"

# Jewish brothers

The word brothers represents people who were like him. Alternate translation: "fellow Jews" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])

# he sought the welfare of his people

Seeking something is a metaphor for working hard for something. The abstract noun "welfare" can be translated as a phrase with the verb "prosper" or the adjective "secure." Alternate translation: "He worked hard so his people would prosper" or "He worked hard so his people would be secure" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-abstractnouns]])

# he spoke for the peace of all his people

"he represented his people so that they might have peace"
Change tN and tW pages to match new possessives rule 2020-04-06 18:37:47 +00:00			`# second in rank to King Xerxes`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
Change tN and tW pages to match new possessives rule 2020-04-06 18:37:47 +00:00			`"the most important person after King Xerxes"`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Jewish brothers`
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			`The word brothers represents people who were like him. Alternate translation: "fellow Jews" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# he sought the welfare of his people`
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			`Seeking something is a metaphor for working hard for something. The abstract noun "welfare" can be translated as a phrase with the verb "prosper" or the adjective "secure." Alternate translation: "He worked hard so his people would prosper" or "He worked hard so his people would be secure" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-abstractnouns]])`
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
			`# he spoke for the peace of all his people`

added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`"he represented his people so that they might have peace"`