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# The king loved
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This is the romantic use of the word "love."
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# received acceptance and favor before him
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These idioms mean the same thing and emphasize how much the Esther pleased the king. AT: "greatly pleased him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
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# set the royal crown on her head
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The king did this to show that he was making her his queen. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]])
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# "Esther's feast,"
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It may be helpful to state that this is the name of the feast. AT: "he called it, 'Esther's feast,'" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# taxation
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"the collection of taxes"
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# provinces
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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](../01/01.md).
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# royal generosity
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"generosity that only a king can give" |