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Legacy Standard Bible

Esther 3:5

Then Haman saw that Mordecai was not bowing down or prostrating himself before him. So Haman was filled with wrath.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Anger;   Homage;   Malice;   Pride;   Thompson Chain Reference - Hatred;   Humility-Pride;   Love-Hatred;   Man;   Man's;   Pride;   Wrath;   Wrath-Anger;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Anger;   Hatred;   Malice;   Pride;  

Dictionaries:

- Fausset Bible Dictionary - Agag;   Persia;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Emperor Worship;   Esther;   Homage;   Obeisance, Do;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Agagite ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Mordecai;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Esther, Book of;   Reverence;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Esther, Apocryphal Book of;   Haman the Agagite;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for July 10;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
When Haman saw that Mordecai was not bowing down or paying him homage, he was filled with rage.
Hebrew Names Version
When Haman saw that Mordekhai didn't bow down, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.
King James Version
And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.
English Standard Version
And when Haman saw that Mordecai did not bow down or pay homage to him, Haman was filled with fury.
New Century Version
When Haman saw that Mordecai would not bow down to him or honor him, he became very angry.
New English Translation
When Haman saw that Mordecai was not bowing or paying homage to him, he was filled with rage.
Amplified Bible
When Haman saw that Mordecai neither bowed down nor paid homage to him, he was furious.
New American Standard Bible
When Haman saw that Mordecai neither bowed down nor paid homage to him, Haman was filled with rage.
World English Bible
When Haman saw that Mordecai didn't bow down, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And when Haman sawe that Mordecai bowed not the knee vnto him, nor did reuerence vnto him, then Haman was full of wrath.
Berean Standard Bible
When Haman saw that Mordecai would not bow down or pay him homage, he was filled with rage.
Contemporary English Version
Haman was furious to learn that Mordecai refused to kneel down and honor him.
Complete Jewish Bible
Haman was furious when he saw that Mordekhai was not kneeling and bowing down to him.
Darby Translation
And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, Haman was full of fury.
Easy-to-Read Version
When Haman saw that Mordecai refused to bow down to him or give him honor, he was very angry.
George Lamsa Translation
And when Haman saw that Mordecai did not bow down nor do him obeisance, then Haman was full of wrath against Mordecai.
Good News Translation
Haman was furious when he realized that Mordecai was not going to kneel and bow to him,
Lexham English Bible
And Haman saw that Mordecai was not kneeling and bowing down to him, and he was filled with anger.
Literal Translation
And when Haman saw that Mordecai did not bow nor worship him, then Haman was filled with fury.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And wha Aman sawe, that Mardocheus bowed not the knee vnto him, ner worshipped him, he was full of indignacion & despyte,
American Standard Version
And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not down, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.
Bible in Basic English
And when Haman saw that Mordecai did not go down before him and give him honour, Haman was full of wrath.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And when Haman sawe that Mardocheus bowed not the knee vnto him, nor dyd reuerence vnto hym, he was full of indignation,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not down, nor prostrated himself before him, then was Haman full of wrath.
King James Version (1611)
And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reuerence, then was Haman full of wrath.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And when Aman understood that Mardochaeus did not obeisance to him, he was greatly enraged,
English Revised Version
And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not down, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne Aaman hadde herd this thing, and hadde preued `bi experience, that Mardochee bowide not the kne to hym, nethir worschipide hym, he was ful wrooth,
Update Bible Version
And when Haman saw that Mordecai did not bow down, nor reverence him, then Haman was full of wrath.
Webster's Bible Translation
And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.
New King James Version
When Haman saw that Mordecai did not bow or pay him homage, Haman was filled with wrath.
New Living Translation
When Haman saw that Mordecai would not bow down or show him respect, he was filled with rage.
New Life Bible
When Haman saw that Mordecai did not bow down or honor him, he was very angry.
New Revised Standard
When Haman saw that Mordecai did not bow down or do obeisance to him, Haman was infuriated.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, when Haman saw that Mordecai did not bend nor bow down unto him, then was Haman filled with wrath;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Now when Aman had heard this, and had proved by experience that Mardochai did not bend his knee to him, nor worship him, he was exceeding angry.
Revised Standard Version
And when Haman saw that Mor'decai did not bow down or do obeisance to him, Haman was filled with fury.
Young's Literal Translation
And Haman seeth that Mordecai is not bowing and doing obeisance to him, and Haman is full of fury,
THE MESSAGE
When Haman saw for himself that Mordecai didn't bow down and kneel before him, he was outraged. Meanwhile, having learned that Mordecai was a Jew, Haman hated to waste his fury on just one Jew; he looked for a way to eliminate not just Mordecai but all Jews throughout the whole kingdom of Xerxes.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
When Haman saw that Mordecai neither bowed down nor paid homage to him, Haman was filled with rage.

Contextual Overview

1After these things, King Ahasuerus magnified Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him and set his seat above all the princes who were with him. 2And all the king's servants who were at the king's gate were bowing down and prostrating themselves before Haman, for so the king had commanded concerning him. But Mordecai would not bow down or prostrate himself. 3So the king's servants who were at the king's gate said to Mordecai, "Why do you trespass against the king's command?" 4Now it happened when they had spoken daily to him and he would not listen to them, that they told Haman to see whether Mordecai's words would stand; for he had told them that he was a Jew. 5Then Haman saw that Mordecai was not bowing down or prostrating himself before him. So Haman was filled with wrath. 6But he despised in his eyes to send forth his hand against Mordecai alone, for they had told him who the people of Mordecai were; therefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews, the people of Mordecai, who were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

that Mordecai: Esther 3:2, Esther 5:9

full of wrath: Esther 1:12, Genesis 4:5, Genesis 4:6, Job 5:2, Proverbs 12:16, Proverbs 19:19, Proverbs 21:24, Proverbs 27:3, Proverbs 27:4, Daniel 3:19

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 18:8 - the saying Ezra 4:15 - this city Esther 9:24 - the enemy Psalms 73:6 - Therefore Proverbs 16:18 - General Ecclesiastes 7:9 - hasty Daniel 3:13 - in his Matthew 5:22 - That

Cross-References

Genesis 2:17
but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat from it; for in the day that you eat from it you will surely die."
Genesis 3:2
And the woman said to the serpent, "From the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat;
Genesis 3:3
but from the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God said, ‘You shall not eat from it, and you shall not touch it, lest you die.'"
Genesis 3:6
Then the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, so she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate.
Genesis 3:7
And the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loin coverings.
Genesis 3:10
And he said, "I heard the sound of You in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid."
Genesis 3:13
Then Yahweh God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?" And the woman said, "The serpent deceived me, and I ate."
Genesis 3:14
And Yahweh God said to the serpent,"Because you have done this,Cursed are you more than any of the cattle,And more than every beast of the field;On your belly you will go,And dust you will eatAll the days of your life;
Genesis 3:15
And I will put enmityBetween you and the woman,And between your seed and her seed;He shall bruise you on the head,And you shall bruise him on the heel."
Genesis 3:22
Then Yahweh God said, "Behold, the man has become like one of Us to know good and evil; and now, lest he send forth his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat and live forever"—

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence,.... For, after the information given him, he observed and watched him, to see whether he bowed and did him reverence or not:

then was Haman full of wrath; exceedingly displeased and angry; it was such a mortification to him he could not bear.


 
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