King James Version

Esther 3:5

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

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וַיַּ֣רְאvayarand seeרָאָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and see”, the next action in the storyH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…הָמָ֔ןhamanHamanהָמָןnoun, proper name — “Haman”H2001Haman, a Persian vizierHaman.כִּיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…אֵ֣יןeynelseאַיִןparticle, negative — “else”H369a non-entity; generally used as a negative particleelse, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370 (אַיִן).מָרְדֳּכַ֔יmaredokhayMordecaiמׇרְדְּכַיnoun, proper name — “Mordecai”H4782Mordecai, an IsraeliteMordecai.כֹּרֵ֥עַkoreasinkכָּרַעverb, qal, participle, absolute — “sink”, a verb used as a describing wordH3766to bend the knee; by implication, to sink, to prostratebow (down, self), bring down (low), cast down, couch, fall, feeble, kneeling, sink, smite (stoop) down, subdue, [idiom] very.וּמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖הumishtachavehand crouchשָׁחָהconjunction, verb, hishtaphel, participle, absolute — “and crouch”, a verb used as a describing wordH7812to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)bow (self) down, crouch, fall down (flat), humbly beseech, do (make) obeisance, do reverence, make to stoop, worship.ל֑וֹlvotoל֑וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”toוַיִּמָּלֵ֥אvayimaleand be at an endמָלֵאconjunction, verb, niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be at an end”, the next action in the storyH4390to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)accomplish, confirm, [phrase] consecrate, be at an end, be expired, be fenced, fill, fulfil, (be, become, [idiom] draw, give in, go) full(-ly, -ly set, tale), (over-) flow, fulness, furnish, gather (selves, together), presume, replenish, s…הָמָ֖ןhamanHamanהָמָןnoun, proper name — “Haman”H2001Haman, a Persian vizierHaman.חֵמָֽהchemahangerחֵמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “anger”, the ordinary formH2534heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever)anger, bottles, hot displeasure, furious(-ly, -ry), heat, indignation, poison, rage, wrath(-ful). See H2529 (חֶמְאָה).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not down, nor prostrated himself before him, then was Haman full of wrath.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

And Haman seeth that Mordecai is not bowing and doing obeisance to him, and Haman is full of fury,

World English Bible

When Haman saw that Mordecai didn’t bow down nor pay him homage, Haman was full of wrath.

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

Now when Aman had heard this, and had proved by experience that Mardochai did not bend his knee to him, nor worship him, he was exceeding angry.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)