Esther 3:5

5 When Haman saw that Mordecai would not kneel down or pay him honor, he was enraged.

Esther 3:5 in Other Translations

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

5 And when Haman saw that Mordecai did not bow down or pay homage to him, Haman was filled with fury.

5 When Haman saw that Mordecai would not bow down or show him respect, he was filled with rage.

5 When Haman saw for himself that Mordecai didn't bow down and kneel before him, he was outraged.

5 When Haman saw that Mordecai was not bowing down or paying him homage, he was filled with rage.

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 royal officials at the king’s gate asked Mordecai, “Why do you disobey the king’s command?”

4 Day after day they spoke to him but he refused to comply. Therefore they told Haman about it to see whether Mordecai’s behavior would be tolerated, for he had told them he was a Jew.

5 When Haman saw that Mordecai would not kneel down or pay him honor, he was enraged.

6 Yet having learned who Mordecai’s people were, he scorned the idea of killing only Mordecai. Instead Haman looked for a way to destroy all Mordecai’s people, the Jews, throughout the whole kingdom of Xerxes.

7 In the twelfth year of King Xerxes, in the first month, the month of Nisan, the pur (that is, the lot) was cast in the presence of Haman to select a day and month. And the lot fell on the twelfth month, the month of Adar.

Cross References

• 1. S Esther 2:21; Esther 5:9