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22 She makes herself coverings;
    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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to her it has been granted to be clothed
    with fine linen, bright and pure”—

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

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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 decked my couch with coverings,
    colored spreads of Egyptian linen;(A)

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

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42 Removing his signet ring from his hand, Pharaoh put it on Joseph’s hand; he arrayed him in garments of fine linen and put a gold chain around his neck.(A)

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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, wearing fine linen, white and pure, 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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Do not adorn yourselves outwardly by braiding your hair and by wearing gold ornaments or fine clothing;(A)

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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 with embroidered cloth and with sandals of fine leather; I bound you in fine linen and covered you with rich fabric.[a] 11 I adorned you with ornaments: I put bracelets on your arms, a chain on your neck,(A) 12 a ring on your nose, earrings in your ears, and a beautiful crown upon your head. 13 You were adorned with gold and silver, while your clothing was of fine linen, rich fabric,[b] and embroidered cloth. You had choice flour and honey and oil for food. You grew exceedingly beautiful, fit to be a queen.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 16.10 Meaning of Heb uncertain
  2. 16.13 Meaning of Heb uncertain

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     with all kinds of wealth.

The princess is decked in her chamber with gold-woven robes;[a](A)
14     in many-colored robes she is led to the king;
    behind her the virgins, her companions, follow.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 45.13 Or people. All glorious is the princess within, gold embroidery is her clothing

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, wearing royal robes of blue and white, with a great golden crown and a mantle of fine linen and purple, while the city of Susa shouted and rejoiced.(A)

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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 The weight of the golden earrings that he requested was one thousand seven hundred shekels of gold (apart from the crescents and the pendants and the purple garments worn by the kings of Midian and the collars that were on the necks of their camels).

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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

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

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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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