Esther 8:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour.”

Esther 8:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Esther 8:16 in 6 Bible Translations

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Esther 8:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The Jews had light, gladness, joy, and honor.”

Esther 8:16 — World English Bible

Esther 8:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“The Jews had light and gladness, and joy and honor. ”

Esther 8:16 — American Standard Version

Esther 8:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“to the Jews hath been light, and gladness, and joy, and honour,”

Esther 8:16 — Young's Literal Translation

Esther 8:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“The Jews had light, and joy, and gladness, and honour. ”

Esther 8:16 — Darby Translation

Esther 8:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And vnto the Iewes was come light and ioy and gladnes, and honour.”

Esther 8:16 — Geneva Bible

Esther 8:16 in Context — Esther 8

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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What Does Esther 8:16 Mean?

Esther 8:16 is a verse from the Book of Esther, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Esther chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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