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# she received favor in his eyes

The phrase "received favor" is an idiom that means that he was pleased with her. The word "eyes" refers to his sight and is a metaphor for his evaluation of her. Alternate translation: "he was pleased with her" or "he approved of her" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/idiom]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])

# He held out to her the golden scepter in his hand

He did this to show that he he was pleased with her.

# touched the tip of the scepter

She probably did this to to show that she respected his authority and was thankful for his kindness to her.
PDF Esther 4-8 2019-04-05 17:52:33 +00:00			`# she received favor in his eyes`
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PDF Esther 4-8 2019-04-05 17:52:33 +00:00			`The phrase "received favor" is an idiom that means that he was pleased with her. The word "eyes" refers to his sight and is a metaphor for his evaluation of her. Alternate translation: "he was pleased with her" or "he approved of her" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/idiom]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])`
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
			`# He held out to her the golden scepter in his hand`

			`He did this to show that he he was pleased with her.`

			`# touched the tip of the scepter`

			`She probably did this to to show that she respected his authority and was thankful for his kindness to her.`