Esther 1:6
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 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. | Hangings of white and blue linen were fastened with cords of fine white and purple material to silver rings on the marble pillars. Gold and silver couches were arranged on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl, and other costly stones. | 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, upon a pavement of red, and white, and yellow, and black marble. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| white material | ח֣וּר׀ | chur | H2353 | whiteחוּר (chur) white cloth, white stuff |
| cotton | כַּרְפַּ֣ס | kar-PAS | H3768 | fine linenכַּרְפַּס (kar.pas) cotton or fine linen |
| and violet material | וּתְכֵ֗לֶת | u-te-KHE-let | H8504 | blueתְּכֵ֫לֶת (te.khe.let) 1) violet, violet stuff 1a) violet thread 1b) violet stuff or fabric 2) (TWOT) blue (covering spectrum from brilliant red through deep purple) |
| [was] held | אָחוּז֙ | 'a-CHUZ | H0270 | to graspאָחַז (a.chaz) 1) grasp, take hold, seize, take possession 1a) (Qal) to grasp, take hold of 1b) (Niphal) to be caught, grasped, be settled 1c) (Piel) to enclose, overlay 1d) (Hophal) fastened |
| with cords of | בְּחַבְלֵי־ | be-chav-lei- | H2256M | cordחֶ֫בֶל (che.vel) 1) a cord, rope, territory, band, company 1a) a rope, cord 1b) a measuring-cord or line 1c) a measured portion, lot, part, region 1d) a band or company § destruction |
| fine linen | ב֣וּץ | vutz | H0948 | fine linenבּוּץ (buts) byssus, a costly, fine white linen cloth made in Egypt |
| and purple | וְאַרְגָּמָ֔ן | ve-'ar-ga-MAN | H0713 | purpleאַרְגָּמָן (ar.ga.man) purple, red-purple |
| on | עַל־ | 'al- | H5921A | uponעַל (al) prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) … |
| rods of | גְּלִ֥ילֵי | ge-LI-lei | H1550B | circuitגָּלִיל (ga.lil) 1) cylinder, rod 2) circuit, district (on northern border in Naphtali) |
| silver | כֶ֖סֶף | KHE-sef | H3701G | silver: moneyכֶּ֫סֶף (ke.seph) : money/payment/silver 1) silver, money 1a) silver 1a1) as metal 1a2) as ornament 1a3) as colour 1b) money, shekels, talents |
| and pillars of | וְעַמּ֣וּדֵי | ve-'a-MU-dei | H5982G | pillarעַמּוּד (am.mud) 1) pillar, column 1a) pillar 1b) column, upright 1c) column (of smoke) |
| marble | שֵׁ֑שׁ | Shesh | H8336A | alabasterשֵׁשׁ (shesh) alabaster, similar stone, marble, material of pavement |
| couches of | מִטּ֣וֹת׀ | mi-TOT | H4296 | bedמִטָּה (mit.tah) couch, bed, bier |
| gold | זָהָ֣ב | za-HAV | H2091 | goldדְּהַב (de.hav) gold Aramaic of za.hav (זָהָב "gold" H2091) |
| and silver | וָכֶ֗סֶף | va-KHE-sef | H3701G | silver: moneyכֶּ֫סֶף (ke.seph) : money/payment/silver 1) silver, money 1a) silver 1a1) as metal 1a2) as ornament 1a3) as colour 1b) money, shekels, talents |
| on | עַ֛ל | 'al | H5921A | uponעַל (al) prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) … |
| a pavement of | רִֽצְפַ֥ת | ritz-FAT | H7531A | pavementרִצְפָּה (rits.pah) pavement |
| porphyry | בַּהַט־ | ba-hat- | H0923 | porphyryבַּ֫הַט (ba.hat) a costly stone (perhaps porphyry), red marble |
| and marble | וָשֵׁ֖שׁ | va-SHESH | H8336A | alabasterשֵׁשׁ (shesh) alabaster, similar stone, marble, material of pavement |
| and mother-of-pearl | וְדַ֥ר | ve-DAR | H1858 | mother-of-pearlדַּר (dar) pearl, mother of pearl |
| and paving stone | וְסֹחָֽרֶת׃ | ve-so-CHA-ret | H5508 | stoneסֹחֶ֫רֶת (so.che.ret) a stone used in paving (with marble) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.