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 king’s servants who were at the king’s gate said to Mordecai, “Why are you violating the king’s command?” 4Now it was when they had spoken daily to him and he would not listen to them, that they told Haman to see whether Mordecai’s reason would stand; for he had told them that he was a Jew. When Haman saw that Mordecai neither bowed down nor paid homage to him, Haman was filled with rage. 6But he considered it beneath his dignity to kill Mordecai alone, for they had told him who the people of Mordecai were; so Haman sought to annihilate all the Jews, the people of Mordecai, who were found throughout the kingdom of Ahasuerus. 7In the first month, which is the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus, Pur, that is the lot, was cast before Haman from day to day and from month to month, until the twelfth month, that is the month Adar.

Esther 3:5 word by word

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

• sawרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• Mordecaiמׇרְדֳּכַיmordekay · MordecaiH4782
• neitherאַ֫יִן'ayin · nothingH369
• bowedכָּרַעkâra‛ · to bowH3766
• was filledמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
• with rageחֵמָהchêmâh chêmâ' · rageH2534

Cross-references for Esther 3:5

• Esther 3:2All the king’s servants who were at the king’s gate bowed down and paid homage to Haman; for so the king had commanded regarding him. But Mordecai neither bowed down nor paid homage.
• Esther 5:9Then Haman went out that day joyful and pleased of heart; but when Haman saw Mordecai at the king’s gate and that he did not stand up or tremble before him, Haman was filled with anger against Mordecai.
• Esther 1:12But Queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s order delivered by the eunuchs. So the king became very angry, and his wrath burned within him.
• Genesis 4:5but for Cain and his offering He had no regard. So Cain became very angry and his face was gloomy.
• Job 5:2For irritation kills the fool, And jealousy brings death to the simple.
• Proverbs 12:16A fool’s anger is known at once, But a prudent person conceals dishonor.
• Proverbs 19:19A person of great anger will suffer the penalty, For if you rescue him, you will only have to do it again.
• Proverbs 21:24“Proud,” “Arrogant,” “Scoffer,” are his names, One who acts with insolent pride.
• Proverbs 27:3A stone is heavy and the sand weighty, But the provocation of a fool is heavier than both of them.
• Daniel 3:19Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with wrath, and his facial expression was changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. He answered by giving orders to heat the furnace seven times more than it was usually heated.

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