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Esther 5:9

That 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 filled with rage toward Mordecai.

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ASV

Then went Haman forth that day joyful and glad of heart: but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king’s gate, that he stood not up nor moved for him, he was filled with wrath against Mordecai.

KJV

Then went Haman forth that day joyful and with a glad heart: but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king’s gate, that he stood not up, nor moved for him, he was full of indignation against Mordecai.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'and he went outH3318 →
הָמָן֙ha.ManHamanH2001 →
בַּיּ֣וֹםbai.Yomon the dayH3117 →
הַה֔וּאha.Hu'<the> thatH1931 →
שָׂמֵ֖חַsa.Me.achjoyfulH8056 →
וְט֣וֹבve.Tovand good ofH2896 →
לֵ֑בLevheartH3820 →
וְכִרְאוֹת֩ve.khir.'Otand just as sawH7200 →
הָמָ֨ןha.ManHamanH2001 →
אֶֽת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
מָרְדֳּכַ֜יma.re.do.KhaiMordecaiH4782 →
בְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arat [the] gate ofH8179 →
הַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
וְלֹא־ve.lo'-and notH3808 →
קָם֙kamhe stood upH6965 →
וְלֹא־ve.lo'-and notH3808 →
זָ֣עza'he trembledH2111 →
מִמֶּ֔נּוּmi.Me.nufrom himH4480 →
וַיִּמָּלֵ֥אvai.yi.ma.Le'and he was filledH4390 →
הָמָ֛ןha.ManHamanH2001 →
עַֽל־'al-towardsH5921 →
מָרְדֳּכַ֖יma.re.do.KhaiMordecaiH4782 →
חֵמָֽה׃che.MahrageH2534 →

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Esther 3:5When Haman saw that Mordecai would not bow down or pay him homage, he was filled with rage.Matthew 2:16When 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 old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi.Psalms 27:3Though an army encamps around me, my heart will not fear; though a war breaks out against me, I will keep my trust.Luke 6:25Woe to you who are well fed now, for you will hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.Daniel 3:16–19Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter.Job 31:31if the men of my house have not said, ‘Who is there who has not had his fill?’—1 Kings 21:4So Ahab went to his palace, sullen and angry because Naboth the Jezreelite had told him, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” He lay down on his bed, turned his face away, and refused to eat.Esther 3:2All the royal servants at the king’s gate bowed down and paid homage to Haman, because the king had commanded that this be done for him. But Mordecai would not bow down or pay homage.Esther 2:19When the virgins were assembled a second time, Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate.Job 20:5the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary?Amos 6:12–13“Do horses gallop on the cliffs? Does one plow the sea with oxen? But you have turned justice into poison and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood—Psalms 15:4who despises the vile but honors those who fear the LORD, who does not revise a costly oath,John 16:20Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.Daniel 3:13Then Nebuchadnezzar, furious with rage, summoned Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. So these men were brought before the king,James 4:9Grieve, mourn, and weep. Turn your laughter to mourning, and your joy to gloom.Esther 5:13Yet none of this satisfies me as long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.”Jonah 4:6So the LORD God appointed a vine, and it grew up to provide shade over Jonah’s head to ease his discomfort, and Jonah was greatly pleased with the plant.Matthew 10:28Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

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