Esther 8 · Verse 15

Esther 8:15

And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad.
Esther 8:15, King James Version

Esther 8:15 in other translations

BSBMordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal garments of blue and white, with a large gold crown and a purple robe of fine linen. And the city of Susa shouted and rejoiced.
WEBMordecai went out of the presence of the king in royal clothing of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a robe of fine linen and purple; and the city of Susa shouted and was glad.
ASVAnd Mordecai went forth from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a robe of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan shouted and was glad.
YLTAnd Mordecai went out from before the king, in royal clothing of blue and white, and a great crown of gold, and a garment of fine linen and purple, and the city of Shushan hath rejoiced and been glad;
DARBYAnd Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a mantle of byssus and purple; and the city of Shushan shouted and was glad.
BBEAnd Mordecai went out from before the king, dressed in king-like robes of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold and clothing of purple and the best linen: and all the town of Shushan gave loud cries of joy.
WebsterAnd Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced, and was glad:

What does Esther 8:15 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

Es 8:15-17. Mordecai's Honors, and the Jews' Joy.

15. Mordecai went out ... in royal apparel--He was invested with the khelaat of official honor. A dress of blue and white was held in great estimation among the Persians; so that Mordecai, whom the king delighted to honor, was in fact arrayed in the royal dress and insignia. The variety and the kind of insignia worn by a favorite at once makes known to the people the particular dignity to which he has been raised.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 15 Blue and white - Probably stripe interchanged with stripe; or blue faced and bordered with white fur. A great crown of gold - A large turban, ornamented with gold, jewels, etc. Fine linen and purple - See on Gen 41:42 (note). The בץ buts, here mentioned, is most probably the same with the byssus of the ancients; supposed to be the beautiful tuft or beard, growing out of the side of the pinna longa, a very large species of muscle, found on the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea, of which there are a pair of gloves in the British Museum. This byssus I have described elsewhere. Shushan - was glad - Haman was too proud to be popular; few lamented his fall.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Esther 8:15-17
Mordecai's robes now were rich. These things are not worth notice, but as marks of the king's favour, and the fruit of God's favour to his church. It is well with a land, when ensigns of dignity are made the ornaments of serious piety. When the church prospers, many will join it, who will be shy of it when in trouble. When believers have rest, and walk in the fear of the Lord, and the comfort of the Holy Ghost, they will be multiplied. And the attempts of Satan to destroy the church, always tend to increase the number of true Christians.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Esther 8:15 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וּמָרְדֳּכַ֞יu.ma.re.do.Khaiand MordecaiH4782
יָצָ֣א\׀ya.Tza'he went outH3318
מִלִּפְנֵ֣יmi.lif.Neifrom to beforeH6440
הַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
בִּלְב֤וּשׁbil.Vushin clothing ofH3830
מַלְכוּת֙mal.Khutroyalty ofH4438
תְּכֵ֣לֶתte.Khe.letvioletH8504
וָח֔וּרva.Churand white clothH2353
וַעֲטֶ֤רֶתva.'a.Te.retand a crown ofH5850
זָהָב֙za.HavgoldH2091
גְּדוֹלָ֔הge.do.LahgreatH1419
וְתַכְרִ֥יךְve.takh.Rikhand a robe ofH8509
בּ֖וּץbutzfine linenH948
וְאַרְגָּמָ֑ןve.'ar.ga.Manand purpleH713
וְהָעִ֣ירve.ha.'Irand the city ofH5892
שׁוּשָׁ֔ןshu.ShanSusaH7800
צָהֲלָ֖הtza.ha.Lahit shouted for joyH6670
וְשָׂמֵֽחָה\׃ve.sa.Me.chahand it rejoicedH8055

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Cross references for Esther 8:15

  • Luke 16:19

    There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:

  • Esther 6:8

    Let the royal apparel be brought which the king useth to wear, and the horse that the king rideth upon, and the crown royal which is set upon his head:

  • Esther 5:1

    Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king’s house, over against the king’s house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the gate of the house.

  • Proverbs 29:2

    When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.

  • Esther 1:6

    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.

  • Matthew 6:29

    And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

  • Esther 3:15

    The posts went out, being hastened by the king’s commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city Shushan was perplexed.

  • Genesis 41:42

    And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph’s hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck;

  • Matthew 11:8

    But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings’ houses.

  • Esther 6:11

    Then took Haman the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and brought him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
royal apparel.
5:1; 6:8,11; Ge 41:42; Mt 6:29; 11:8; Lu 16:19
blue. or, violet.
1:6
and with a great crown.Mordecai was now made the chief minister, or vizier, instead of Haman; and was accordingly invested with the "royal apparel," in conformity to the custom of the East. So we are informed, in the History of the Revolt of Ali Bey, that on the election of a new {sheikh bellet,} or chief of the country, in Egypt, the {pasha} who approves of him invests him with a robe of valuable fur. Perhaps the crown was one of the insignia of the office of vizier. Concerning the blue, fine linen, and purple, see the Notes on Ex 25:4; 39:27.
the city.Haman was too proud to be popular: few lamented his fall.
3:15; Pr 29:2

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Context

  • Esther 8:14

    So the posts that rode upon mules and camels went out, being hastened and pressed on by the king’s commandment. And the decree was given at Shushan the palace.

  • Esther 8:15

    And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad.

  • Esther 8:16

    The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour.

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Esther 8:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y salió Mardochêo de delante del rey con vestido real de cárdeno y blanco, y una gran corona de oro, y un manto de lino y púrpura: y la ciudad de Susán se alegró y regocijó.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Mardochée sortit de devant le roi, avec un vêtement royal bleu et blanc, une grande couronne d’or, et un manteau de byssus et de pourpre; et la ville de Suse poussait des cris de joie et se réjouissait.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Mordokai ging von dem König hinaus in königlicher Kleidung von prupurblauer und weißer Baumwolle, und mit einer großen goldenen Krone, und in einem Mantel von Byssus und Purpur; und die Stadt Susan jauchzte und war fröhlich.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Mardochæus autem de palatio et de conspectu regis egrediens, fulgebat vestibus regiis, hyacinthinis videlicet et æriis, coronam auream portans in capite, et amictus serico pallio atque purpureo. Omnisque civitas exultavit atque lætata est.