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province
A province is a large area into which some countries are divided for the purposes of government. See how you translated this in Esther 1:1.
wherever the king's word and his decree reached
Reaching places represents going to places. Alternate translation: "wherever the king's men took word of his decree" or "wherever the king's decree was read" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)
holiday
day on which people celebrate special events
the fear of the Jews had fallen on them
Fear falling on people represents people becoming very afraid. Alternate translation: "they had become very afraid of the Jews" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)