Esther

Esther 3:5–6

5When Haman saw that Mordecai would not bow down or pay him homage, he was filled with rage. 6And when he learned the identity of Mordecai’s people, he scorned the notion ofa laying hands on Mordecai alone. Instead, he sought to destroy all of Mordecai’s people, the Jews, throughout the kingdom of Xerxes.

Footnotes

  • a 3:6 Hebrew he disdained in his eyes

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Esther 3:5

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
When Hamanהָמָ֔ןhā·mānNoun - proper - masculine singularH2001 Haman
sawוַיַּ֣רְאway·yarConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7200 see
thatכִּי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֔יmā·rə·do·ḵayNoun - proper - masculine singularH4782 Mordecai
would notאֵ֣ין’ênAdverbH369 nothing, nought
bow downכֹּרֵ֥עַkō·rê·a‘Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH3766 bow down
or pay him homageוּמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖הū·miš·ta·ḥă·wehConjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singularH7812 bow down
heהָמָ֖ןhā·mānNoun - proper - masculine singularH2001 Haman
was filledוַיִּמָּלֵ֥אway·yim·mā·lêConjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH4390 be full, fill
with rageחֵמָֽה׃ḥê·māhNoun - feminine singularH2534 heat, rage

Esther 3:6

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And whenכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
he learned the identityהִגִּ֥ידוּhig·gî·ḏūVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common pluralH5046 be conspicuous
of Mordecai’sמָרְדֳּכָ֑יmā·rə·do·ḵāyNoun - proper - masculine singularH4782 Mordecai
peopleעַ֣ם‘amNoun - masculine singular constructH5971 people
he scorned the notion ofוַיִּ֣בֶזway·yi·ḇezConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH959 despise
layingלִשְׁלֹ֤חliš·lōḥPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH7971 send
handsיָד֙yāḏNoun - feminine singularH3027 hand
on Mordecaiבְּמָרְדֳּכַ֣יbə·mā·rə·do·ḵayPreposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singularH4782 Mordecai
aloneלְבַדּ֔וֹlə·ḇad·dōwPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH905 separation
Insteadהָמָ֗ןhā·mānNoun - proper - masculine singularH2001 Haman
heהָמָ֗ןhā·mānNoun - proper - masculine singularH2001 Haman
soughtוַיְבַקֵּ֣שׁway·ḇaq·qêšConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1245 seek
to destroyלְהַשְׁמִ֧ידlə·haš·mîḏPreposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructH8045 be exterminated, destroyed
allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
of Mordecai’sמָרְדֳּכָֽי׃mā·rə·do·ḵāyNoun - proper - masculine singularH4782 Mordecai
peopleעַ֥ם‘amNoun - masculine singular constructH5971 people
the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֛יםhay·yə·hū·ḏîmArticle; Noun - proper - masculine pluralH3064 Jewish
throughoutבְּכָל־bə·ḵālPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the kingdomמַלְכ֥וּתmal·ḵūṯNoun - feminine singular constructH4438 royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom
of Xerxesאֲחַשְׁוֵר֖וֹשׁ’ă·ḥaš·wê·rō·wōšNoun - proper - masculine singularH325 Ahasuerus

Cross-references

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Esther 3:5 Daniel 3:19 · Esther 5:9 · Esther 3:2 · Proverbs 21:24

Esther 3:6 Psalm 83:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.