en_tn/est/03/12.md

# the king's scribes were summoned ... a decree containing all that Haman had commanded was written

This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "the king summoned his scribes ... they wrote a decree containing all that Haman had commanded" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])

# thirteenth day of the first month

This is the first month of the Hebrew calendar. The thirteenth day is near the beginning of April on Western calendars. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-hebrewmonths]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-ordinal]])

# king's provincial governors

"governors of the provinces." Translate "province" as in [Esther 1:1](../01/01.md).

# It was written in the name of King Xerxes and was sealed with his ring

This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "They wrote the decree in the name of King Xerxes and Haman sealed it with the king's signet ring" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])

# in the name of

Here "name" represents the authority of the king. Alternate translation: "in the authority of" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# the king's scribes were summoned ... a decree containing all that Haman had commanded was written`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "the king summoned his scribes ... they wrote a decree containing all that Haman had commanded" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# thirteenth day of the first month`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`This is the first month of the Hebrew calendar. The thirteenth day is near the beginning of April on Western calendars. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-hebrewmonths]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-ordinal]])`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# king's provincial governors`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"governors of the provinces." Translate "province" as in [Esther 1:1](../01/01.md).`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
Change tN and tW pages to match new possessives rule 2020-04-06 18:37:47 +00:00			`# It was written in the name of King Xerxes and was sealed with his ring`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
Change tN and tW pages to match new possessives rule 2020-04-06 18:37:47 +00:00			`This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "They wrote the decree in the name of King Xerxes and Haman sealed it with the king's signet ring" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])`
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
			`# in the name of`

Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`Here "name" represents the authority of the king. Alternate translation: "in the authority of" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])`