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# My petition and my request
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The words "petition" and "request" mean the same thing. She probably used these words together as a way of speaking very formally and respectfully to the king. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
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# if I have found favor in the eyes of the king and if it pleases the king
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In order to show respect to a king, people sometimes did not call him "you." This can be translated with the word "you" along with other words that show respect. AT: "if you are pleased with me, O King, and if it pleases you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
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# if I have found favor in the eyes of the king
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"Find favor" here is an idiom that means be approved of or that he is pleased with her. "In the eyes of the king" is a metaphor representing his evaluation. AT: "if the king evaluates me and approves" or "if the king is pleased with me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# let the king and Haman come
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This can be translated with the word "you" along with other words that show respect. AT: "please come and bring Haman" or "please come and let Haman come with you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
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# I will answer the king's question
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This can be translated with the word "you" along with other words that show respect. AT: "I will answer your question" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/favor]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/honor]] |