Rashi, on Esth 1:6

“And there were hung up on every side sky coloured, and green, and violet hangings, fastened with cords of silk, and of purple, which were put into rings of ivory, and were held up with marble pillars. The beds also were of gold and silver, placed in order upon a floor paved with porphyry and white marble: which was embellished with painting of wonderful variety.”

“white, fine cotton, and blue He spread out various types of colored garments for them for spreads. embroidered with cords of linen and purple embroidered with threads of linen and purple; he spread these out for them on rods of silver and on columns of marble. couches of gold and silver he set [them] up to sit upon for the feast. on a pavement of floors of green and white, etc. Our Sages identified them as kinds of precious stones, and according to the apparent meaning of the verse, these were their names.”

Hebrew and Aramaic words are the commentator’s citations of the sacred text; the English translation that follows each is the translator’s.

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.