Esther 3:5

5 And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, Haman was full of fury.

Esther 3:5 Meaning and Commentary

Esther 3:5

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.

Esther 3:5 In-Context

3 Then the king's servants, who were in the king's gate, said to Mordecai, Why transgressest thou the king's commandment?

4 And it came to pass as they spoke daily to him, and he hearkened not to them, that they informed Haman, to see whether Mordecai's matters would stand; for he had told them that he was a Jew.

5 And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, Haman was full of fury.

6 But he scorned to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had made known to him the people of Mordecai; therefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were in all the kingdom of Ahasuerus -- the people of Mordecai.

7 In the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman for each day and for each month, to the twelfth [month], that is, the month Adar.