KJV King James Version
Let the royal apparel be brought which the king [useth] to wear, and the horse that the king rideth upon, and the crown royal which is set upon his head:
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Esther 6:8
Let the royal apparel be brought which the king [useth] to wear, and the horse that the king rideth upon, and the crown royal which is set upon his head:
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
have them bring a royal robe that the king himself has worn and a horse on which the king himself has ridden—one with a royal crest placed on its head.
WEB World English Bible
let royal clothing be brought which the king uses to wear, and the horse that the king rides on, and on the head of which a crown royal is set.
ASV American Standard Version
let royal apparel be brought which the king useth to wear, and the horse that the king rideth upon, and on the head of which a crown royal is set:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
let them bring in royal clothing that the king hath put on himself, and a horse on which the king hath ridden, and that the royal crown be put on his head,
Surrounding context — Esther 6
5 And the king’s servants said unto him, Behold, Haman standeth in the court. And the king said, Let him come in.
6 So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour? Now Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honour more than to myself?
7 And Haman answered the king, For the man whom the king delighteth to honour,
8 Let the royal apparel be brought which the king [useth] to wear, and the horse that the king rideth upon, and the crown royal which is set upon his head:
9 And let this apparel and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king’s most noble princes, that they may array the man [withal] whom the king delighteth to honour, and bring him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaim before him, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delighteth to honour.
10 Then the king said to Haman, Make haste, [and] take the apparel and the horse, as thou hast said, and do even so to Mordecai the Jew, that sitteth at the king’s gate: let nothing fail of all that thou hast spoken.
11 Then took Haman the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and brought him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
יָבִ֙יאוּ֙H935 · boto come (in): comeלְב֣וּשׁH3830 · le.vushclothingמַלְכ֔וּתH4438 · mal.khutroyaltyאֲשֶׁ֥רH834 · a.sherwhichלָֽבַשׁ־H3847 · la.vashto clotheבּ֖וֹH9033 · ohimהַמֶּ֑לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingוְס֗וּסH5483 · susswallowאֲשֶׁ֨רH834 · a.sherwhichרָכַ֤בH7392 · ra.khavto rideעָלָיו֙H5921 · aluponהַמֶּ֔לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingוַאֲשֶׁ֥רH834 · a.sherwhichנִתַּ֛ןH5414 · na.tanto give: giveכֶּ֥תֶרH3804 · ke.tercrownמַלְכ֖וּתH4438 · mal.khutroyaltyבְּרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃H7218 · roshhead
Cross-references
1 Kings 1:33The king also said unto them, Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon mine own mule, and bring him down to Gihon:Esther 1:11To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to shew the people and the princes her beauty: for she [was] fair to look on.Esther 2:17And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.1 Samuel 18:4And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that [was] upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.Luke 15:22But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put [it] on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on [his] feet:
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