Esther 8:16
Modern Translations
New International Version
For the Jews it was a time of happiness and joy, gladness and honor.

New Living Translation
The Jews were filled with joy and gladness and were honored everywhere.

English Standard Version
The Jews had light and gladness and joy and honor.

Berean Study Bible
For the Jews it was a time of light and gladness, of joy and honor.

New American Standard Bible
For the Jews there was light, joy, jubilation, and honor.

NASB 1995
For the Jews there was light and gladness and joy and honor.

NASB 1977
For the Jews there was light and gladness and joy and honor.

Amplified Bible
For [at this time] the Jews had light [a dawn of new hope] and gladness and joy and honor.

Christian Standard Bible
and the Jews celebrated with gladness, joy, and honor.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
and the Jews celebrated with gladness, joy, and honor.

Contemporary English Version
and the Jews were no longer afraid. In fact, they were very happy and felt that they had won a victory.

Good News Translation
For the Jews there was joy and relief, happiness and a sense of victory.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So the Jews were cheerful, happy, joyful, and successful.

International Standard Version
For the Jewish people, there was light and joy, gladness and honor.

NET Bible
For the Jews there was radiant happiness and joyous honor.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour.

New King James Version
The Jews had light and gladness, joy and honor.

King James 2000 Bible
The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honor.

New Heart English Bible
The Jews had light, gladness, joy, and honor.

World English Bible
The Jews had light, gladness, joy, and honor.

American King James Version
The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honor.

American Standard Version
The Jews had light and gladness, and joy and honor.

A Faithful Version
The Jews had light and gladness and joy and honor.

Darby Bible Translation
The Jews had light, and joy, and gladness, and honour.

English Revised Version
The Jews had light and gladness, and joy and honour.

Webster's Bible Translation
The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honor.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And vnto the Iewes was come light and ioy and gladnes, and honour.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And vnto the Iewes there was come light and gladnesse, ioy and worship.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
but vnto the Iewes there was come light and gladnesse, & ioye & worshippe.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
to the Jews has been light, and gladness, and joy, and honor,

Young's Literal Translation
to the Jews hath been light, and gladness, and joy, and honour,

Smith's Literal Translation
There was to the Jews light and gladness and joy and honor.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
But to the Jews a new light seemed to rise, joy, honour, and dancing.

Catholic Public Domain Version
But for the Jews, a new light seemed to rise; there was joy, honor, and dancing.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And upon the Jews was light and joy and honor and dancing.

Lamsa Bible
The Jews had light and gladness and honor and joy.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
The Jews had light and gladness, and joy and honour.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the Jews had light and gladness,
















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