SIL Translator’s Notes on Esther 2000 – Page 13

SIL Translator’s Notes on Esther 4:7

4:7b

the royal treasury: See note on 3:9b.

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SIL Translator’s Notes on Esther 6:14

6:14

the banquet that Esther had prepared: See note on 5:4b.

banquet: See note on 1:9.

SIL Translator’s Notes on Esther 9:6

9:6

citadel of Susa: See note on 1:2.

killed and destroyed: See note on 9:5a.

SIL Translator’s Notes on Esther 1:9

1:9

banquet: This means a big feast where there was a lot to eat and drink. In Xerxes’ time, these banquets lasted many days or even weeks.

for the women: The text does not explain who these women were, but they may have been the wives of the officials who were feasting with the king.

SIL Translator’s Notes on Esther 2:21

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2:21a

the king’s gate: See note on 2:19b.

2:21b

who guarded the entrance: They guarded the entrance to the palace, and therefore the palace itself.

SIL Translator’s Notes on Esther 5:4

5:4a

If it pleases the king: See note on 1:19a. Here you need to decide if Esther as queen should address Xerxes differently than the male servants did.

5:4b

the banquet I have prepared for the king: Because Esther is referring to the king in the third person, “him” refers to the king, not Haman. It is unlikely that Esther cooked the food for the banquet herself, but rather that she ordered her servants to do so. You may need to state this explicitly in your translation.

banquet: See note on 1:9.

Paragraph 5:5

SIL Translator’s Notes on Esther 8:1

Section 8:1–17

Xerxes allowed the Jews to protect themselves

After Haman’s death, the king gave Esther everything that had belonged to Haman and made Mordecai the chief official in the land. Esther asked the king to cancel Haman’s order to kill the Jews. The king instead permitted her and Mordecai to send letters in his name allowing the Jews to defend themselves and kill their enemies. The news of this order brought great joy to the Jews.

Paragraph 8:1–2

8:1a

the estate of Haman: This is literally “the house of Haman” but here it refers to everything that belonged to Haman—land and other possessions.

SIL Translator’s Notes on Esther 9:19

9:19a

the rural Jews, who live in the villages: The word which the Berean Standard Bible translates as villages means a small town or village which did not have a wall around it as bigger towns had.

Adar: See note on 3:7d.

a day of joy and feasting: See note on 9:17c.

9:19b

gifts: Literally “part, portion.” The gifts were mainly of food, hence many versions translate this word “gifts of food.” See 9:19 in Good News Translation, Contemporary English Version, New Revised Standard Version. The Berean Standard Bible translates the same word as “gifts” in 9:22d. It is recommended that you translate this word “gifts” in both verses, as the Berean Standard Bible does.

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Source: SIL Translator’s Notes on Esther 2000