15 As for Morʹde·cai, he went forth from before the king in royal apparel+ of blue and linen, with a great crown of gold, and a fine-fabric cloak,+ even of wool dyed reddish purple.+ And the city of Shuʹshan itself cried out shrilly and was joyful.+

9 Silver beaten into plates is what is brought in even from Tarʹshish,+ and gold from Uʹphaz,*+ the workmanship of a craftsman and of the hands of a metalworker; their clothing is blue thread and wool dyed reddish purple. They are all the workmanship of skilled people.+

7 Linen in various colors from Egypt+ your cloth expanse happened to be, in order for [it] to serve as your sail. Blue thread+ and wool dyed reddish purple+ from the islands of E·liʹshah+ are what your deck covering proved to be.