Esther 8:16
The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour.
Context
This verse from Esther Chapter 8 connects to 10 cross-references. Ahasuerus gives Esther Haman's estate and elevates Mordecai; Esther pleads for a new royal decree to counter Haman's order. The king grants Mordecai and Esther the authority to write a counter-edict, which allows the Jews to assemble, defend themselves, and …
תרגומים נוספים
The Jews had light and gladness, and joy and honor.
to the Jews hath been light, and gladness, and joy, and honour,
And the Jews had light and joy and honour.
הפניות צולבות
On the thirteenth day of the month Adar; and on the fourteenth day of the same rested they, and made …
Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor …
And in every province, whithersoever the king’s commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and …
When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out …
When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting.
The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.
But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: …
And the Lord shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and shall shew the lighting down of his arm, …
Ye shall have a song, as in the night when a holy solemnity is kept; and gladness of heart, as …