Esther 8:15

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.

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WEBBE

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.

BSB

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.

KJV

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.

ASV

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.

BBE

And Mordecai went out from before the king, dressed in king-like robes of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold and clothing of purple and the best linen: and all the town of Shushan gave loud cries of joy.

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וּמָרְדֳּכַי u·ma·re·do·khai and Mordecai H4782 יָצָא ya·tza' he went out H3318 מִלִּפְנֵי mi·lif·nei from to before H6440 הַמֶּלֶךְ ha·me·lekh the king H4428 בִּלְבוּשׁ bil·vush in clothing of H3830 מַלְכוּת mal·khut royalty of H4438 תְּכֵלֶת te·khe·let violet H8504 וָחוּר va·chur and white cloth H2353 וַעֲטֶרֶת va·'a·te·ret and a crown of H5850 זָהָב za·hav gold H2091 גְּדוֹלָה ge·do·lah great H1419 וְתַכְרִיךְ ve·takh·rikh and a robe of H8509 בּוּץ butz fine linen H948 וְאַרְגָּמָן ve·'ar·ga·man and purple H713 וְהָעִיר ve·ha·'ir and the city of H5892 שׁוּשָׁן shu·shan Susa H7800 צָהֲלָה tza·ha·lah it shouted for joy H6670 וְשָׂמֵחָה ve·sa·me·chah and it rejoiced H8055

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 15–17

Mordecai's robes now were rich. These things are not worth notice, but as marks of the king's favour, and the fruit of God's favour to his church. It is well with a land, when ensigns of dignity are made the ornaments of serious piety. When the church prospers, many will join it, who will be shy of it when in trouble. When believers have rest, and walk in the fear of the Lord, and the comfort of the Holy Ghost, they will be multiplied. And the attempts of Satan to destroy the church, always tend to increase the number of true Christians.

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Mordecai Susa

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JoyKingColorsGoldCrownLinenShushan (Susa)Mordecai

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.