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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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
thought	בְּעֵינָ֗יו be.'ei.Nav	H5869	an eye (literally or figuratively) · preposition + noun, common feminine dual construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
scorn	וַיִּ֣בֶז vai.Yi.vez	H959	to disesteem · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
lay	לִשְׁלֹ֤ח lish.Loch	H7971	to send away · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
hands	יָד֙ yad	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · noun, common both genders singular absolute
Mordecai	בְּמָרְדֳּכַ֣י be.ma.re.do.Khai	H4782	Mordecai · preposition + proper noun, a man's name
shewed	הִגִּ֥ידוּ hi.Gi.du	H5046	properly · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person common plural
people	עַ֣ם 'am	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Mordecai	מָרְדֳּכָ֑י ma.re.do.Khai	H4782	Mordecai · proper noun, a man's name
Haman	הָמָ֗ן ha.Man	H2001	Haman · proper noun, a man's name
sought	וַיְבַקֵּ֣שׁ vay.va.Kesh	H1245	to search out (by any method · conjunction + verb, piel sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
destroy	לְהַשְׁמִ֧יד le.hash.Mid	H8045	to desolate · preposition + verb, hiphil infinitive construct
Jews	הַיְּהוּדִ֛ים hai.ye.hu.Dim	H3064	a Jehudite (i.e. Judaite or Jew) · definite article + noun, gentilic masculine plural absolute
kingdom	מַלְכ֥וּת mal.Khut	H4438	a rule · noun, common feminine singular construct
Ahasuerus	אֲחַשְׁוֵר֖וֹשׁ 'a.chash.ve.Ro.osh	H325	Achashverosh (i.e. Ahasuerus or Artaxerxes · proper noun, a man's name
people	עַ֥ם 'am	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Mordecai	מָרְדֳּכָֽי ma.re.do.Khai	H4782	Mordecai · proper noun, a man's name

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Cross-references

Psalms 83:4 They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
Revelation 12:12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Esther 3:1-6

Here we have, I. Haman advanced by the prince, and adored thereupon by the people. Ahasuerus had lately laid Esther in his bosom, but she had no such interest in him as to get her friends preferred, or to prevent the preferring of one who she knew was an enemy to her people. When those that are good become great they still find that they cannot do good, nor prevent mischief, as they would. This Haman was an Agagite (an Amalekite, says Josephus), probably of the descendants of Agag, a common name of the princes of Amalek, as appears, Num 24:7. Some think that he was by birth a prince, as Jehoiakim was, whose seat was set above the rest of the captive kings (Kg2 25:28), as Haman's here was, Es…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Esther 3:2

all the king's servants, that were in the king's gate, bowed, and reverenced Haman--Large mansions in the East are entered by a spacious vestibule, or gateway, along the sides of which visitors sit, and are received by the master of the house; for none, except the nearest relatives or special friends, are admitted farther. There the officers of the ancient king of Persia waited till they were called, and did obeisance to the all-powerful minister of the day. But Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence--The obsequious homage of prostration not entirely foreign to the manners of the East, had not been claimed by former viziers; but this minion required that all subordinate officers of the…

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Adam Clarke on Esther 3:2

The king's servants, that were in the king's gate - By servants here, certainly a higher class of officers are intended than porters; and Mordecai was one of those officers, and came to the gate with the others who were usually there in attendance to receive the commands of the king. Mordecai bowed not - לאיכרע lo yichra. "He did not bow down;" nor did him reverence, ולא ישתחוה velo yishtachaveh, "nor did he prostrate himself." I think it most evident, from these two words, that it was not civil reverence merely that Haman expected and Mordecai refused; this sort of respect is found in the word כרע cara, to bow. This sort of reverence Mordecai could not refuse without being guilty of the mos…

Dictionary and topics

Governor — (1.) Heb. nagid, a prominent, conspicuous person, whatever his capacity: as, chief of the royal palace (2 Chr. 28:7; comp. 1 Kings 4:6), chief of the temple (1 Chr. 9:11; Jer. 20:1), the leader of…
Jew — The name derived from the patriarch Judah, at first given to one belonging to the tribe of Judah or to the separate kingdom of Judah (2 Kings 16:6; 25:25; Jer. 32:12; 38:19; 40:11; 41:3), in…
Hatred · Exemplified: Haman — Exemplified: Haman
Malice · Exemplified: Haman — Exemplified: Haman

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Esther 3:6

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Matthew Henry on Esther 3:1-6

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Esther 3:2

Adam Clarke on Esther 3:2

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Esther 3:6

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Esther 3:1-6

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Esther 3:2

Adam Clarke on Esther 3:2

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Esther 3:6

Keil & Delitzsch on Esther 3:1-6

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Esther 3:6

Rashi on Esther 3:4