Esther 3 · Verse 5

Esther 3:5

And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.
Esther 3:5, King James Version

Esther 3:5 in other translations

BSBWhen Haman saw that Mordecai would not bow down or pay him homage, he was filled with rage.
WEBWhen Haman saw that Mordecai didn’t bow down nor pay him homage, Haman was full of wrath.
ASVAnd when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not down, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.
YLTAnd Haman seeth that Mordecai is not bowing and doing obeisance to him, and Haman is full of fury,
DARBYAnd when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, Haman was full of fury.
BBEAnd when Haman saw that Mordecai did not go down before him and give him honour, Haman was full of wrath.
WebsterAnd when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.

What does Esther 3:5 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Esther 3:1-6

Mordecai refused to reverence Haman. The religion of a Jew forbade him to give honours to any mortal man which savoured of idolatry, especially to so wicked a man as Haman. By nature all are idolaters; self is our favourite idol, we are pleased to be treated as if every thing were at our disposal. Though religion by no means destroys good manners, but teaches us to render honour to whom honour is due, yet by a…

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Esther 3:5 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'and he sawH7200
הָמָ֔ןha.ManHamanH2001
כִּי\־ki-thatH3588
אֵ֣ין'einnotH369
מָרְדֳּכַ֔יma.re.do.KhaiMordecaiH4782
כֹּרֵ֥עַko.Re.a'[was] kneelingH3766
וּמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖הu.mish.ta.cha.Vehand bowing downH7812
ל֑וֹloto <the> him
וַיִּמָּלֵ֥אvai.yi.ma.Le'and he was filledH4390
הָמָ֖ןha.ManHamanH2001
חֵמָֽה\׃che.MahrageH2534

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Esther 3:5

  • Daniel 3:19

    Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated.

  • Esther 5:9

    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.

  • Proverbs 21:24

    Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath.

  • Esther 3:2

    And all the king’s servants, that were in the king’s gate, bowed, and reverenced Haman: for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence.

  • Proverbs 12:16

    A fool’s wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.

  • Esther 1:12

    But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s commandment by his chamberlains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him.

  • Proverbs 27:3-4

    A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both. Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?

  • Job 5:2

    For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.

  • Proverbs 19:19

    A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.

  • Genesis 4:5-6

    But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
that Mordecai.
2; 5:9
full of wrath.
1:12; Ge 4:5,6; Job 5:2; Pr 12:16; 19:19; 21:24; 27:3,4; Da 3:19

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Context

  • Esther 3:4

    Now 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.

  • Esther 3:5

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

  • Esther 3:6

    And 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.

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Esther 3:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y vió Amán que Mardochêo ni se arrodillaba ni se humillaba delante de él; y llenóse de ira.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Haman vit que Mardochée ne se courbait pas et ne se prosternait pas devant lui; et Haman fut rempli de fureur.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und als Haman sah, daß Mordokai sich nicht vor ihm beugte und niederwarf, da ward Haman voll Grimmes.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Quod cum audisset Aman, et experimento probasset quod Mardochæus non flecteret sibi genu, nec se adoraret, iratus est valde,