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Esther 3:3-5
New English Translation
Esther 3:3-5
New English Translation
3 Then the servants of the king who were at the king’s gate asked Mordecai, “Why are you violating the king’s commandment?” 4 And after they had spoken to him day after day[a] without his paying any attention to them, they informed Haman to see whether this attitude on Mordecai’s part would be permitted.[b] Furthermore, he had disclosed to them that he was a Jew.[c]
5 When Haman saw that Mordecai was not bowing or paying homage to him, he[d] was filled with rage.
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- Esther 3:4 sn Mordecai’s position in the service of the king brought him into regular contact with these royal officials. Because of this association the officials would have found ample opportunity to complain of Mordecai’s refusal to honor Haman by bowing down before him.
- Esther 3:4 tn Heb “Will the matters of Mordecai stand?”; NASB “to see whether Mordecai’s reason would stand.”
- Esther 3:4 sn This disclosure of Jewish identity is a reversal of the practice mentioned in 2:10, 20.
- Esther 3:5 tn Heb “Haman.” The pronoun (“he”) was used in the translation for stylistic reasons. Repeating the proper name here is redundant according to contemporary English style, although the name is repeated in NASB and NRSV.
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