KJV King James Version
And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Esther 8:15
And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal garments of blue and white, with a large gold crown and a purple robe of fine linen. And the city of Susa shouted and rejoiced.
WEB World English Bible
Mordecai went out of the presence of the king in royal clothing of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a robe of fine linen and purple; and the city of Susa shouted and was glad.
ASV American Standard Version
And Mordecai went forth from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a robe of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan shouted and was glad.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Mordecai went out from before the king, in royal clothing of blue and white, and a great crown of gold, and a garment of fine linen and purple, and the city of Shushan hath rejoiced and been glad;
Surrounding context — Esther 8
12 Upon one day in all the provinces of king Ahasuerus, [namely], upon the thirteenth [day] of the twelfth month, which [is] the month Adar.
13 The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province [was] published unto all people, and that the Jews should be ready against that day to avenge themselves on their enemies.
14 [So] the posts that rode upon mules [and] camels went out, being hastened and pressed on by the king’s commandment. And the decree was given at Shushan the palace.
15 And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad.
16 The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour.
17 And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king’s commandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day. And many of the people of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews fell upon them.
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וּמָרְדֳּכַ֞יH4782 · mor.de.khayMordecaiיָצָ֣א׀H3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeמִלִּפְנֵ֣יH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeהַמֶּ֗לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingבִּלְב֤וּשׁH3830 · le.vushclothingמַלְכוּת֙H4438 · mal.khutroyaltyתְּכֵ֣לֶתH8504 · te.khe.letblueוָח֔וּרH2353 · churwhiteוַעֲטֶ֤רֶתH5850 · a.ta.rahcrownזָהָב֙H2091 · za.havgoldגְּדוֹלָ֔הH1419 · ga.dolgreat: largeוְתַכְרִ֥יךְH8509 · takh.rikhrobeבּ֖וּץH948 · butsfine linenוְאַרְגָּמָ֑ןH713 · ar.ga.manpurpleוְהָעִ֣ירH5892 · irexcitementשׁוּשָׁ֔ןH7800 · shu.shanSusaצָהֲלָ֖הH6670 · tsa.halto cry outוְשָׂמֵֽחָה׃H8055 · sa.machto rejoice
Cross-references
Luke 16:19There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:Proverbs 29:2When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.Matthew 6:29And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.Esther 3:15The posts went out, being hastened by the king’s commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city Shushan was perplexed.Esther 1:6[Where were] white, green, and blue, [hangings], fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds [were of] gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black, marble.Esther 6:8Let 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:Genesis 41:42And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph’s hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck;Esther 5:1Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on [her] royal [apparel], and stood in the inner court of the king’s house, over against the king’s house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the gate of the house.Esther 6:11Then 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.Matthew 11:8But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft [clothing] are in kings’ houses.
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