Esther 3:6 · Clearspring

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WEBBE

But he scorned the thought of laying hands on Mordecai alone, for they had made known to him Mordecai’s people. Therefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews who were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even Mordecai’s people.

BSB

And when he learned the identity of Mordecai’s people, he scorned the notion of laying hands on Mordecai alone. Instead, he sought to destroy all of Mordecai’s people, the Jews, throughout the kingdom of Xerxes.

KJV

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.

ASV

But he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had made known to 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.

BBE

But it was not enough for him to make an attack on Mordecai only; for they had made clear to him who Mordecai's people were; so Haman made it his purpose to put an end to all the Jews, even Mordecai's people, through all the kingdom of Ahasuerus.

Original Hebrew

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וַיִּבֶז vai·yi·vez and he despised H959 בְּעֵינָיו be·'ei·nav in view his H5869 לִשְׁלֹח lish·loch to stretch out H7971 יָד yad a hand H3027 בְּמָרְדֳּכַי be·ma·re·do·khai on Mordecai H4782 לְבַדּוֹ le·va·do to only him H905 כִּי־ ki- if H3588 הִגִּידוּ hi·gi·du people had told H5046 לוֹ lo to (the) him H9033 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 עַם 'am [the] people of H5971 מָרְדֳּכָי ma·re·do·khai Mordecai H4782 וַיְבַקֵּשׁ vay·va·kesh and he sought H1245 הָמָן ha·man Haman H2001 לְהַשְׁמִיד le·hash·mid to annihilate H8045 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 כָּל־ kol- all H3605 הַיְּהוּדִים hai·ye·hu·dim the Jews H3064 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher who H834 בְּכָל־ be·khol [were] in all H3605 מַלְכוּת mal·khut [the] kingdom of H4438 אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ 'a·chash·ve·ro·osh Ahasuerus H325 עַם 'am [the] people of H5971 מָרְדֳּכָי ma·re·do·khai Mordecai H4782

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 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 citizen of Zion, not only in his heart, but in his eyes, such a vile person as Haman was, is contemned, Psa 15:4. The true believer cannot obey edicts, or conform to fashions, which break the law of God. He must obey God rather than man, and leave the consequences to him. Haman was full of wrath. His device was inspired by that wicked spirit, who has been a murderer from the beginning; whose enmity to Christ and his church, governs all his children.

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Haman Mordecai Ahasuerus