Esther 8:16

NETBible

For the Jews there was radiant happiness and joyous honor.

NIV ©

For the Jews it was a time of happiness and joy, gladness and honour.

NASB ©

For the Jews there was light and gladness and joy and honor.

NLT ©

The Jews were filled with joy and gladness and were honored everywhere.

MSG ©

For Jews it was all sunshine and laughter: they celebrated, they were honored.

BBE ©

And the Jews had light and joy and honour.

NRSV ©

For the Jews there was light and gladness, joy and honor.

NKJV ©

The Jews had light and gladness, joy and honor.


KJV
The Jews
<03064>
had light
<0219>_,
and gladness
<08057>_,
and joy
<08342>_,
and honour
<03366>_.
NASB ©

For the Jews
<3064>
there was light
<219>
and gladness
<8057>
and joy
<8342>
and honor
<3366>
.
LXXM
toiv
<3588> 
T-DPM
de
<1161> 
PRT
ioudaioiv
<2453> 
N-DPM
egeneto
<1096> 
V-AMI-3S
fwv
<5457> 
N-NSN
kai
<2532> 
CONJ
eufrosunh
<2167> 
N-NSF
NET [draft] ITL
For the Jews
<03064>
there was
<01961>
radiant
<0219>
happiness
<08057>
and joyous
<08342>
honor
<03366>
.
HEBREW
rqyw
<03366>
Nvvw
<08342>
hxmvw
<08057>
hrwa
<0219>
htyh
<01961>
Mydwhyl (8:16)
<03064>

NETBible

For the Jews there was radiant happiness and joyous honor.

NET Notes

tn Heb “light and gladness and joy and honor” (so NASB). The present translation understands the four terms to be a double hendiadys.