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# There was a certain Jew
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This introduces Mordecai as a new character in the story. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-participants]])
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# Susa
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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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# son of Jair son of Shimei son of Kish
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"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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# Benjamite
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"of the tribe of Benjamin"
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# He had been taken away ... king of Babylonia carried away
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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]])
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# He had been taken away from Jerusalem
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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.
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# Jehoiachin, king of Judah
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(See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]]) |