Esther 3:5
And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.In other versions
And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not down, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.
ASV
And when Haman saw that Mordecai did not go down before him and give him honour, Haman was full of wrath.
BBE
And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, Haman was full of fury.
DBY
When Haman saw that Mordecai didn't bow down, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.
WEB
And Haman seeth that Mordecai is not bowing and doing obeisance to him, and Haman is full of fury,
YLT
And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.
ENG
And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.
WBT
When Haman saw that Mordecai would not bow down or pay him homage, he was filled with rage.
BSB
In context
3Then the king's servants, which were in the king's gate, said unto Mordecai, Why transgressest thou the king's commandment?
4Now it came to pass, when they spake daily unto him, and he hearkened not unto them, that they told Haman, to see whether Mordecai's matters would stand: for he had told them that he was a Jew.
5And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.
6And he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had shewed him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai.
7In the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, to the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar.
Cross-references
People in this verse
- Haman
- Mordecai