22 She makes (A)bed coverings for herself;
    her clothing is (B)fine linen and (C)purple.

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22 She makes coverings for her bed;
    she is clothed in fine linen and purple.

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(A)it was granted her to clothe herself
    with fine linen, bright and pure”—

for the fine linen is (B)the righteous deeds of the saints.

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Fine linen,(A) bright and clean,
    was given her to wear.”

(Fine linen stands for the righteous acts(B) of God’s holy people.)

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16 I have spread my couch with (A)coverings,
    colored linens from (B)Egyptian linen;

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16 I have covered my bed
    with colored linens from Egypt.

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42 Then Pharaoh (A)took his signet ring from his hand and put it on Joseph's hand, and (B)clothed him in garments of fine linen (C)and put a gold chain about his neck.

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42 Then Pharaoh took his signet ring(A) from his finger and put it on Joseph’s finger. He dressed him in robes(B) of fine linen(C) and put a gold chain around his neck.(D)

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14 And the armies of heaven, (A)arrayed in fine linen, white and pure, (B)were following him on white horses.

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14 The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen,(A) white(B) and clean.

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(A)Do not let your adorning be external—the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear—

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Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes.(A)

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10 (A)I clothed you also with embroidered cloth and shod you with fine leather. I wrapped you in fine linen and covered you with silk.[a] 11 (B)And I adorned you with ornaments and (C)put bracelets on your wrists and a chain on your neck. 12 And I put a ring on your nose and earrings in your ears and a beautiful crown on your head. 13 Thus you were adorned with gold and silver, and your clothing was of fine linen and silk and embroidered cloth. (D)You ate fine flour and honey and oil. (E)You grew exceedingly beautiful and advanced to royalty.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 16:10 Or with rich fabric

10 I clothed you with an embroidered(A) dress and put sandals of fine leather on you. I dressed you in fine linen(B) and covered you with costly garments.(C) 11 I adorned you with jewelry:(D) I put bracelets(E) on your arms and a necklace(F) around your neck, 12 and I put a ring on your nose,(G) earrings(H) on your ears and a beautiful crown(I) on your head.(J) 13 So you were adorned with gold and silver; your clothes(K) were of fine linen and costly fabric and embroidered cloth. Your food was honey, olive oil(L) and the finest flour. You became very beautiful and rose to be a queen.(M)

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13 All glorious is (A)the princess in her chamber, with robes interwoven with gold.
14     (B)In many-colored robes (C)she is led to the king,
    with her virgin companions following behind her.

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13 All glorious(A) is the princess within her chamber;
    her gown is interwoven with gold.(B)
14 In embroidered garments(C) she is led to the king;(D)
    her virgin companions(E) follow her—
    those brought to be with her.

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15 Then Mordecai went out from the presence of the king (A)in royal robes of blue and white, with a great golden crown[a] and (B)a robe of fine linen and purple, (C)and the city of Susa shouted and rejoiced.

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  1. Esther 8:15 Or headdress

The Triumph of the Jews

15 When Mordecai(A) left the king’s presence, he was wearing royal garments of blue and white, a large crown of gold(B) and a purple robe of fine linen.(C) And the city of Susa held a joyous celebration.(D)

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26 And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was 1,700 shekels[a] of gold, besides (A)the crescent ornaments and (B)the pendants and the purple garments worn by the kings of Midian, and besides the collars that were around the necks of their camels.

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  1. Judges 8:26 A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams

26 The weight of the gold rings he asked for came to seventeen hundred shekels,[a] not counting the ornaments, the pendants and the purple garments worn by the kings of Midian or the chains(A) that were on their camels’ necks.

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  1. Judges 8:26 That is, about 43 pounds or about 20 kilograms

Esther Prepares a Banquet

(A)On the third day Esther put on her royal robes and stood in (B)the inner court of the king's palace, in front of the king's quarters, while the king was sitting on his royal throne inside the throne room opposite the entrance to the palace.

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Esther’s Request to the King

On the third day Esther put on her royal robes(A) and stood in the inner court of the palace, in front of the king’s(B) hall. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the hall, facing the entrance.

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