22 She makes tapestry for herself;
Her clothing is fine linen and purple.

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

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And (A)to her it was granted to be arrayed in fine linen, clean and bright, (B)for the fine linen is the righteous acts 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 bed with tapestry,
Colored coverings of (A)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 off his hand and put it on Joseph’s hand; and he (B)clothed him in garments of fine linen (C)and put a gold chain around 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 (A)And the armies in heaven, (B)clothed in [a]fine linen, white and clean, followed Him on white horses.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 19:14 NU, M pure white linen

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 adornment be merely outward—arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on fine apparel—

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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 I clothed you in embroidered cloth and gave you sandals of [a]badger skin; I clothed you with fine linen and covered you with silk. 11 I adorned you with ornaments, (A)put bracelets on your wrists, (B)and a chain on your neck. 12 And I put a [b]jewel in your nose, 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, silk, and embroidered cloth. (C)You ate pastry of fine flour, honey, and oil. You were exceedingly (D)beautiful, and succeeded to royalty.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 16:10 Or dolphin or dugong
  2. Ezekiel 16:12 Lit. ring

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 The royal daughter is all glorious within the palace;
Her clothing is woven with gold.
14 (A)She shall be brought to the King in robes of many colors;
The virgins, her companions who follow her, shall be brought to You.

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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 So Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of [a]blue and white, with a great crown of gold and a garment of fine linen and purple; and (A)the city of [b]Shushan rejoiced and was glad.

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Footnotes

  1. Esther 8:15 violet
  2. Esther 8:15 Or Susa

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 Now the weight of the gold earrings that he requested was one thousand seven hundred shekels of gold, besides the crescent ornaments, pendants, and purple robes which were on the kings of Midian, and besides the chains that were around their camels’ necks.

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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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Footnotes

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

Esther’s Banquet

Now it happened (A)on the third day that Esther put on her royal robes and stood in (B)the inner court of the king’s palace, across from the king’s house, while the king sat on his royal throne in the royal house, facing the entrance of the [a]house.

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Footnotes

  1. Esther 5:1 LXX adds many extra details in vv. 1, 2

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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