en_tn/est/02/05.md

# There was a certain Jew

This introduces Mordecai as a new character in the story. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-participants]])

# Susa

Translate the name of this city as in [Esther 1:2](../01/01.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# son of Jair son of Shimei son of Kish

"Jair," "Shimei," and "Kish" are men from whom "Mordecai" is the male descendant. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# Benjamite

"of the tribe of Benjamin"

# He had been taken away ... king of Babylonia carried away

This background information explains how Mordecai came to live in Susa. This can be stated in active form. AT: "Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylonia carried him and other exiles away along with Jehoiachin, king of Judah" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# He had been taken away from Jerusalem

The Hebrew text leaves unclear who is being spoken of here. It is perhaps Kish, who seems to have been the great-grandfather of Mordecai. If it was Mordecai himself, then he would be extremely old at the time of the events concerning Esther. Many modern versions leave this matter unclear. A few versions, including the UDB, choose to assume that it was Mordecai who had been taken away from Jerusalem.

# Jehoiachin, king of Judah

(See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# There was a certain Jew`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This introduces Mordecai as a new character in the story. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-participants]])`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Susa`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Translate the name of this city as in [Esther 1:2](../01/01.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# son of Jair son of Shimei son of Kish`
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			`"Jair," "Shimei," and "Kish" are men from whom "Mordecai" is the male descendant. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Benjamite`
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			`"of the tribe of Benjamin"`

			`# He had been taken away ... king of Babylonia carried away`

			`This background information explains how Mordecai came to live in Susa. This can be stated in active form. AT: "Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylonia carried him and other exiles away along with Jehoiachin, king of Judah" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])`

			`# He had been taken away from Jerusalem`

			`The Hebrew text leaves unclear who is being spoken of here. It is perhaps Kish, who seems to have been the great-grandfather of Mordecai. If it was Mordecai himself, then he would be extremely old at the time of the events concerning Esther. Many modern versions leave this matter unclear. A few versions, including the UDB, choose to assume that it was Mordecai who had been taken away from Jerusalem.`

			`# Jehoiachin, king of Judah`

			`(See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])`