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# wrote in the name of King Xerxes
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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]])
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# signet ring
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See how you translated this phrase in [Esther 8:2](../08/02.md)
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# the letters
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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.
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# couriers
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people who carry messages
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# bred from the royal stud
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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]])
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