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# Mordecai neither rose up
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Rising was a sign of respect. Mordecai did not give Haman special respect. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]])
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# he was filled with rage
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Being "filled with rage" represents being very angry. AT: he was extremely angry" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# Nevertheless
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This can be translated with a phrase. "Even though he was so angry"
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# Haman restrained himself
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Restraining himself represents refusing to do something that he wanted very much to do. Haman wanted to show Mordecai that he was very angry. AT: "Haman refused to show how angry he was" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# Zeresh
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This is a woman's name. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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# Haman recounted to them the splendor of his riches
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"Splendor" and "riches" are both abstract nouns. AT: "Haman told them about how great his wealth was" or "Haman told them about the many great things he owned" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
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# all the promotions by which the king honored him
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The abstract noun "promotion" can be expressed with the verb "promote." It means that the king gave him more important work. AT: "How the king had promoted him many times and honored him" or "how the king had honored him many times by giving him more important work" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
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# how he had advanced above all the officials and the servants of the king
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Advancing above people represents becoming more important than them. AT: "how he had become more important than all the officials and the servants of the king" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]]) |