Esther 8:16New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— For the Jews there was light and gladness and joy and honor.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— The Jews had light and gladness, and joy and honour.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— The Jews had light and gladness, and joy and honor.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honor.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— The Jews had light, and joy, and gladness, and honour.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— To the Jews, had come light, and joy,—and gladness and honour.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— to the Jews hath been light, and gladness, and joy, and honour,
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— But to the Jews, a new light seemed to rise, joy, honour, and dancing.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— And vnto the Iewes was come light and ioy and gladnes, and honour.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— The Iewes had light and gladnesse, and ioy and honour.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— The Jews had light and gladness and honor and joy.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— And the Jews had light and gladness,
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— The Yehudim had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour. |
The
Yæhûđîm
יְהוּדִים
3064 {3064} PrimeיְהוּדִיY@huwdiy{yeh-hoo-dee'}
Patronymic from H3063; a Jehudite (that is, Judaite or Jew), or descendant of Jehudah (that is, Judah).
had
x1961 (1961) Complementהָיָהhayah{haw-yaw'}
A primitive root (compare H1933); to exist, that is, be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary).
light,
219 {0219} Primeאוֹרָה'owrah{o-raw'}
Feminine of H0216; luminousness, that is, (figuratively) prosperity; also a plant (as being bright).
and gladness,
8057 {8057} Primeשִׂמְחָהsimchah{sim-khaw'}
From H8056; blithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival).
and joy,
8342 {8342} Primeשָׂשׂוֹןsasown{saw-sone'}
From H7797; cheerfulness; specifically welcome.
and honour.
3366 {3366} Primeיְקָרy@qar{yek-awr'}
From H3365; value, that is, (concretely) wealth; abstractly costliness, dignity. |
Esther 8:16
Joy — This explains the former metaphor by two words expressing the same thing, to denote the greatness of the joy. Honour — Instead of that contempt under which they had lain. |
Esther 8:16
The Jews had light, and (l) gladness, and joy, and honour.
(l) He showed by the words that follow, what this light was. |
- Jews:
Esther 4:1-3 When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry; ... And in every province, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, [there was] great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.
Esther 4:16 Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which [is] not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.
Psalms 30:5-11 For his anger [endureth but] a moment; in his favour [is] life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy [cometh] in the morning. ... Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;
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- had light:
- That is, prosperity and hope. The dark cloud which had so long hung over them was dispelled; and again the sunshine of prosperity beamed upon them.
Esther 9:17 On the thirteenth day of the month Adar; and on the fourteenth day of the same rested they, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.
Psalms 18:28 For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.
Psalms 97:11 Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.
Proverbs 4:18-19 But the path of the just [is] as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day. ... The way of the wicked [is] as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.
Proverbs 11:10 When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, [there is] shouting.
Isaiah 30:29-30 Ye shall have a song, as in the night [when] a holy solemnity is kept; and gladness of heart, as when one goeth with a pipe to come into the mountain of the LORD, to the mighty One of Israel. ... And the LORD shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and shall shew the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of [his] anger, and [with] the flame of a devouring fire, [with] scattering, and tempest, and hailstones.
Isaiah 35:10 And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
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