Parallel Verses
King James Version
The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour.
New American Standard Bible
For the Jews there was
Holman Bible
and the Jews celebrated
International Standard Version
For the Jewish people, there was light and joy, gladness and honor.
A Conservative Version
The Jews had light and gladness, and joy and honor.
American Standard Version
The Jews had light and gladness, and joy and honor.
Amplified
For [at this time] the Jews had light [a dawn of new hope] and gladness and joy and honor.
Bible in Basic English
And the Jews had light and joy and honour.
Darby Translation
The Jews had light, and joy, and gladness, and honour.
Julia Smith Translation
There was to the Jews light and gladness and joy and honor.
King James 2000
The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honor.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For the Jews, there was light and gladness, joy and honor.
Modern King James verseion
The Jews had light and gladness and joy and honor.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
but unto the Jews was come light and gladness, and joy, and worship.
NET Bible
For the Jews there was radiant happiness and joyous honor.
New Heart English Bible
The Jews had light, gladness, joy, and honor.
The Emphasized Bible
To the Jews, had come light, and joy, - and gladness and honour.
Webster
The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honor.
World English Bible
The Jews had light, gladness, joy, and honor.
Youngs Literal Translation
to the Jews hath been light, and gladness, and joy, and honour,
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in Esther 8:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
Mordecai Is Promoted
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. 16 The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour. 17 And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day. And many of the people of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews fell upon them.
Cross References
Psalm 97:11
Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.
Esther 4:1-3
When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry;
Esther 4:16
Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.
Esther 9:17
On the thirteenth day of the month Adar; and on the fourteenth day of the same rested they, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.
Psalm 18:28
For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.
Psalm 30:5-11
For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
Psalm 112:4
Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.
Proverbs 4:18-19
But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
Proverbs 11:10
When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting.
Isaiah 30:29-30
Ye shall have a song, as in the night when a holy solemnity is kept; and gladness of heart, as when one goeth with a pipe to come into the mountain of the LORD, to the mighty One of Israel.
Isaiah 35:10
And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.