Esther 3:5
in Esther 3When Haman saw that Mordecai would not bow down or pay him homage, he was filled with rage.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not down, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.
KJV
And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.
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This verse in Esther 3
Commentary
4 notes on this verseAnd 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.
This site's exposition
then was Haman full of wrath
on Esther 3:5-7
Haman’s wrath at one man’s refusal becomes a plan against a whole people, too small a target for him to lay hands on Mordecai alone once he learns Mordecai’s people. The lot, Pur, is cast before Haman in Nisan, the first month, and falls on the twelfth month, Adar, eleven months distant, an outcome the text records without comment on how or why the die fell so late. The commentators set Prov 16:33 beside the casting, the lot is cast into the lap, but the whole disposing thereof is of the LORD, and note that the eleven months the lot grants become the very room in which every later deliverance has time to happen.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church1 voice
Nothing else is symbolized by the arrogant Haman than the opulence of the powerful of this world who take advantage of the benefits conceded to them by divine mercy. They despise allowing their neighbors, who are given to them as companions by nature, to have …
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
It is soon resolved that Mordecai must die. The head must come off that will not bow to Haman; if he cannot have his honours, he will have his blood. It is as penal in this court not to worship Haman as it was in Nebuchadnezzar's not to worship the golden image which he had set up.
The words behind it
11 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּ֣רְא | vaiyar' | and he saw | H7200 → | 1300 times |
| הָמָ֔ן | haman | Haman | H2001 → | 54 times |
| כִּי־ | ki- | that | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| אֵ֣ין | ʾein | not | H369 → | 789 times |
| מָרְדֳּכַ֔י | maredokhai | Mordecai | H4782 → | 60 times |
| כֹּרֵ֥עַ | korea' | [was] kneeling | H3766 → | 36 times |
| וּמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖ה | umishtachaveh | and bowing down | H7812 → | 172 times |
| ל֑וֹ | lo | to <the> him | ||
| וַיִּמָּלֵ֥א | vaiyimale' | and he was filled | H4390 → | 249 times |
| הָמָ֖ן | haman | Haman | H2001 → | 54 times |
| חֵמָֽה׃ | chemah | rage | H2534 → | 125 times |
וַיַּ֣רְאand he saw
vaiyar'H7200 →1300 times
הָמָ֔ןHaman
hamanH2001 →54 times
כִּי־that
ki-H3588 →4482 times
אֵ֣יןnot
ʾeinH369 →789 times
מָרְדֳּכַ֔יMordecai
maredokhaiH4782 →60 times
כֹּרֵ֥עַ[was] kneeling
korea'H3766 →36 times
וּמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖הand bowing down
umishtachavehH7812 →172 times
ל֑וֹto <the> him
lo
וַיִּמָּלֵ֥אand he was filled
vaiyimale'H4390 →249 times
הָמָ֖ןHaman
hamanH2001 →54 times
חֵמָֽה׃rage
chemahH2534 →125 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Daniel 3:19At this, Nebuchadnezzar was filled with rage, and the expression on his face changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He gave orders to heat the furnace seven times hotter than usual,
it leads to
- Daniel 3:13
Then Nebuchadnezzar, furious with rage, summoned Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. So these men were brought before the king,
- Leviticus 26:24
then I will act with hostility toward you, and I will strike you sevenfold for your sins.
- Leviticus 26:28
then I will walk in fury against you, and I, even I, will punish you sevenfold for your sins.
- Proverbs 21:24
Mocker is the name of the proud and arrogant man—of him who acts with excessive pride.
- Daniel 3:13
Through
Esther 5:9That day Haman went out full of joy and glad of heart. At the king’s gate, however, he saw Mordecai, who did not rise or tremble in fear at his presence. And Haman was…
it leads to
- Matthew 2:16
When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Matthew 2:16
Through
Proverbs 21:24Mocker is the name of the proud and arrogant man—of him who acts with excessive pride.
it leads to
- Psalms 1:1
Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.
- Ecclesiastes 7:8–9
The end of a matter is better than the beginning, and a patient spirit is better than a proud one.
- Psalms 1:1
Through
Job 5:2For resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.
it leads to
- Ecclesiastes 7:9
Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger settles in the lap of a fool.
- Ecclesiastes 7:9
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This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil, The Books of Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible; Rabanus Maurus, EXPLANATION ON THE BOOK OF ESTHER 6 and W. F. Adeney, Ezra, Nehemiah and Esther (Expositor's Bible).