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# second in rank to King Ahasuerus
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"the most important person after King Ahasuerus"
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# Jewish brothers
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The word brothers represents people who were like him. AT: "fellow Jews" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# he sought the welfare of his people
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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." AT: "He worked hard so his people would prosper" or "He worked hard so his people would be secure" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
# he spoke for the peace of all his people
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"he represented his people so that they might have peace"