Verse 2
Esther 3:2
New King James Version
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And all the king’s servants, that
were in the king’s gate, bowed, and reverenced Haman: for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai bowed not, nor did
him reverence.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/כָל עַבְדֵ֨י הַ/מֶּ֜לֶךְ אֲשֶׁר בְּ/שַׁ֣עַר הַ/מֶּ֗לֶךְ כֹּרְעִ֤ים וּ/מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִים֙ לְ/הָמָ֔ן כִּי כֵ֖ן צִוָּה ל֣/וֹ הַ/מֶּ֑לֶךְ וּ/מָ֨רְדֳּכַ֔י לֹ֥א יִכְרַ֖ע וְ/לֹ֥א יִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶֽה
English Translation
And all the king's servants who were at the king's gate bowed down and prostrated themselves to Haman, for so the king had commanded concerning him, but Mordecai did not bow down or prostrate himself.
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Chapter 3 Context
1
After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced...
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2
And all the king’s servants, that
were in the king’s gate, bowed, and reverenced Haman: for the king...
3
Then the king’s servants, which
were in the king’s gate, said unto Mordecai, Why transgressest thou...
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4
Now it came to pass, when they spake daily unto him, and he hearkened not unto them, that they told...
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5
And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.
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6
And he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had shewed him the people of Mordecai:...
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7
In the first month, that
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8
And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among t...
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9
If it please the king, let it be written that they may be destroyed: and I will pay ten thousand tal...
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10
And the king took his ring from his hand, and gave it unto Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite,...
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11
And the king said unto Haman, The silver
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12
Then were the king’s scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written...
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13
And the letters were sent by posts into all the king’s provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause...
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14
The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province was published unto all peopl...
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15
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