Esther

Esther 8:15–16

¹⁵Mordecai 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.

¹⁶For the Jews it was a time of light and gladness, of joy and honor.

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Esther 8:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Mordecai	וּמָרְדֳּכַ֞י	ū·mā·rə·do·ḵay	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4782 Mordecai
went out	יָצָ֣א׀	yā·ṣā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
from the presence	מִלִּפְנֵ֣י	mil·lip̄·nê	Preposition-m, Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
of the king	הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
in royal garments	בִּלְב֤וּשׁ	bil·ḇūš	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3830 garment, clothing, raiment
of blue	תְּכֵ֣לֶת	tə·ḵê·leṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H8504 violet
and white	וָח֔וּר	wā·ḥūr	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H2353 white stuff
with a large	גְּדוֹלָ֔ה	gə·ḏō·w·lāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H1419 great
gold	זָהָב֙	zā·hāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
crown	וַעֲטֶ֤רֶת	wa·‘ă·ṭe·reṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H5850 crown, wreath
and a purple	וְאַרְגָּמָ֑ן	wə·’ar·gā·mān	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H713 purple, red-purple, i.e. purple thread & cloth
robe	וְתַכְרִ֥יךְ	wə·ṯaḵ·rîḵ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8509 robe
of fine linen	בּ֖וּץ	būṣ	Noun - masculine singular	H948 byssus
And the city	וְהָעִ֣יר	wə·hā·‘îr	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
of Susa	שׁוּשָׁ֔ן	šū·šān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7800 Susa
shouted	צָהֲלָ֖ה	ṣā·hă·lāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H6670 neigh, cry shrilly
and rejoiced	וְשָׂמֵֽחָה׃	wə·śā·mê·ḥāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H8055 rejoice, be glad

Esther 8:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For the Jews	לַיְּהוּדִ֕ים	lay·yə·hū·ḏîm	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3064 Jewish
it was a time of	הָֽיְתָ֥ה	hā·yə·ṯāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
light	אוֹרָ֖ה	’ō·w·rāh	Noun - feminine singular	H219 light
and gladness	וְשִׂמְחָ֑ה	wə·śim·ḥāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H8057 joy, gladness, mirth
of joy	וְשָׂשֹׂ֖ן	wə·śā·śōn	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H8342 exultation, rejoicing
and honor	וִיקָֽר׃	wî·qār	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3366 preciousness, price, honour

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Esther 8:15 Luke 16:19 · Esther 3:15 · Genesis 41:42 · Esther 6:8 · Matthew 6:29 · Proverbs 29:2 · Esther 5:1 · Esther 1:6 · Matthew 11:8 · Esther 6:11

Esther 8:16 Proverbs 11:10 · Psalm 97:11 · Psalm 18:28 · Esther 4:1–3 · Psalm 30:5–11 · Isaiah 35:10 · Esther 9:17 · Esther 4:16 · Psalm 112:4 · Isaiah 30:29–30

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.