Esther 3:5

Esther 3:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.
• New International Version (NIV)When Haman saw that Mordecai would not kneel down or pay him honor, he was enraged.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when Haman saw that Mordecai did not bow down or pay homage to him, Haman was filled with fury.
• New King James Version (NKJV)When Haman saw that Mordecai did not bow or pay him homage, Haman was filled with wrath.

Context of Esther 3:5

3Then the royal servants at the king’s gate asked Mordecai, “Why do you disobey the command of the king?” 4Day after day they warned him, but he would not comply. So they reported it to Haman to see whether Mordecai’s behavior would be tolerated, since he had told them he was a Jew. When Haman saw that Mordecai would not bow down or pay him homage, he was filled with rage. 6And when he learned the identity of Mordecai’s people, he scorned the notion of laying hands on Mordecai alone. Instead, he sought to destroy all of Mordecai’s people, the Jews, throughout the kingdom of Xerxes. 7In the twelfth year of King Xerxes, in the first month, the month of Nisan, the Pur (that is, the lot) was cast before Haman to determine a day and month. And the lot fell on the twelfth month, the month of Adar.

Esther 3:5 word by word

וַיַּ֣רְא הָמָ֔ן כִּי־אֵ֣ין מָרְדֳּכַ֔י כֹּרֵ֥עַ וּמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖ה ל֑וֹ וַיִּמָּלֵ֥א הָמָ֖ן חֵמָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• When Hamanהָמָןhâmân · HamanH2001
• sawרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• thatכִּיkîy · forH3588
• Mordecaiמׇרְדֳּכַיmordekay · MordecaiH4782
• would notאַ֫יִן'ayin · nothingH369
• bow downכָּרַעkâra‛ · to bowH3766
• or pay him homageשָׁחָהshâchâh · to bowH7812
• was filledמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
• with rageחֵמָהchêmâh chêmâ' · rageH2534

Cross-references for Esther 3:5

• Esther 3:2All the royal servants at the king’s gate bowed down and paid homage to Haman, because the king had commanded that this be done for him. But Mordecai would not bow down or pay homage.
• Esther 5:9That day Haman went out full of joy and glad of heart. At the king’s gate, however, he saw Mordecai, who did not rise or tremble in fear at his presence. And Haman was filled with rage toward Mordecai.
• Esther 1:12Queen Vashti, however, refused to come at the king’s command brought by his eunuchs. And the king became furious, and his anger burned within him.
• Genesis 4:5but He had no regard for Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry, and his countenance fell.
• Job 5:2For resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.
• Proverbs 12:16A fool’s anger is known at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.
• Proverbs 19:19A man of great anger must pay the penalty; if you rescue him, you will have to do so again.
• Proverbs 21:24Mocker is the name of the proud and arrogant man— of him who acts with excessive pride.
• Proverbs 27:3A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.
• Daniel 3:19At this, Nebuchadnezzar was filled with rage, and the expression on his face changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He gave orders to heat the furnace seven times hotter than usual,

Commentaries on Esther 3:5

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-15Haman's hatred for Mordecai grows into a plan to kill all the Jewish people.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-151. After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman ... set his seat above all the princes--that is, raised him to the rank of vizier, or prime confidential minister, whose pre-eminence in office and power appeared in the elevated state chair appropriated to that supreme functionary. Such a distinction in seats was counted of vast importance in the formal court of Persia.Read the comment

Topics related to Esther 3:5

• Anger
• Homage
• Malice
• Pride

In the dictionaries

• Mordecai
• Reverence

Commentaries on Esther 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings