And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.
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4 additional translationsAnd when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not down, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.
When Haman saw that Mordecai would not bow down or pay him homage, he was filled with rage.
And Haman seeth that Mordecai is not bowing and doing obeisance to him, and Haman is full of fury,
And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, Haman was full of fury.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentEsther — A Jewish orphan becomes queen of Persia; Haman plots genocide; Mordecai and Esther intervene; deliverance comes by providence — and God's name never once appears in the book.
- Author
- Anonymous; some rabbinic tradition attributes to Mordecai
- Date
- Events c. 483–473 BC, during Xerxes I's reign (Heb. Ahasuerus); compilation 4th–5th century BC