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Esther 1:6

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Esther 1:6 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →

ח֣וּר chûwr H2353 white cloth כַּרְפַּ֣ס karpaç H3768 linen וּתְכֵ֗לֶת tᵉkêleth H8504 violet אָחוּז֙ ʼâchaz H270 to grasp בְּחַבְלֵי chebel H2256 cord ב֣וּץ bûwts H948 fine linen וְאַרְגָּמָ֔ן ʼargâmân H713 purple עַל ʻal H5921 upon גְּלִ֥ילֵי gâlîyl H1550 circuit כֶ֖סֶף keçeph H3701 silver וְעַמּ֣וּדֵי ʻammûwd H5982 pillar שֵׁ֑שׁ shêsh H8336 fine linen מִטּ֣וֹת miṭṭâh H4296 bed זָהָ֣ב zâhâb H2091 gold וָכֶ֗סֶף keçeph H3701 silver עַ֛ל ʻal H5921 upon רִֽצְפַ֥ת ritspâh H7531 pavement בַּהַט bahaṭ H923 red marble וָשֵׁ֖שׁ shêsh H8336 fine linen וְדַ֥ר dar H1858 pearl וְסֹחָֽרֶת çôchêreth H5508 paving stone

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  • World English Bible Public Domain
    [There were hangings of] white [cloth], [of] green, and [of] blue, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the couches were of gold and silver, on a pavement of red, and white, and yellow, and black marble.
  • King James Version Public Domain
    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.
  • unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
    Linens cotton and blue were hanging by cords of byssus and purple on rings of silver and pillars of marble. Couches of gold and silver were on the pavement of porphyry and alabaster and pearl and precious stone.

unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).

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