Est 1:6 | NET2full | STEP | The furnishings included white linen and blue curtains hung by cords of the finest linen and purple wool on silver rings , alabaster columns , gold and silver couches displayed on a floor made of valuable stones of alabaster , mother-of-pearl , and mineral stone .

‏ Esther 1:6

6 The furnishings included white linen and blue curtains hung by cords of the finest linen ^{▼▼sn The finest linen was byssus, a fine, costly, white fabric made in Egypt, Palestine, and Edom, and imported into Persia (BDB 101 s.v. בּוּץ; HALOT 115-16 s.v. בּוּץ).} and purple wool on silver rings, alabaster columns, gold and silver couches ^{▼▼tn The Hebrew noun מִטָּה (mittah) refers to a reclining couch (cf. KJV “beds”) spread with covers, cloth and pillow for feasting and carousing (Ezek 23:41; Amos 3:12; 6:4; Esth 1:6; 7:8). See BDB 641-42 s.v.; HALOT 573 s.v.} displayed on a floor made of valuable stones of alabaster, mother-of-pearl, and mineral stone.