The Meaning of Esther 3:6 Explained

Esther 3:6

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.

YLT: and it is contemptible in his eyes to put forth a hand on Mordecai by himself, for they have declared to him the people of Mordecai, and Haman seeketh to destroy all the Jews who are in all the kingdom of Ahasuerus -- the people of Mordecai.

Darby: But he scorned to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had made known to him the people of Mordecai; therefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were in all the kingdom of Ahasuerus 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.

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What is the context of Esther 3:6?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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.

What does Esther 3:6 Mean?

Context Summary

Esther 3:1-15 - Race Prejudice Breeds Hatred

Josephus says that Agagite means a descendant of Agag, the common name for the kings of the Amalekites, Numbers 24:7. It is probably that something of the nature of religious homage to Haman was demanded, and this Mordecai could not tolerate for a moment. It would have been as bad as the falling down to worship the golden image of Dura. He, therefore, sturdily refused. What diabolical cruelty was here, to meditate the destruction of a nation to satisfy a personal grudge! The resolve was taken in the first month, when Esther had been queen for five years; but the lot indicated the twelfth month for its execution, so that Esther had twelve months in which to oppose the plan. The disposing of the lot was evidently God's, Proverbs 16:33. The bribe of four millions sterling, which Haman hoped to get from the spoils of the slaughtered Jews, without doubt helped to pave his way, and make the king favorable to his request. The matter was soon settled, and the posts were carrying the edict of slaughter to the furthest limits of the realm. It reminds us of the decree for the massacre of the Huguenots. But God was over all. The strongest assaults are vain against Him, Psalms 2:4. He will not let high-handed wrong proceed beyond a certain point, 2 Kings 19:28. Let us shelter behind Him and be at peace, Isaiah 54:14. [source]

Chapter Summary: Esther 3

¹ Haman, advanced by the king, and despised by Mordecai, seeks revenge upon the Jews
⁷ He casts lots
⁸ He obtains by false accusations a decree of the king to put the Jews to death

What do the individual words in Esther 3:6 mean?

But he disdained eye to lay hands on Mordecai alone for they had told him - of the people of Mordecai and Instead sought Haman to destroy all the Jews who [were] throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus the people of Mordecai

וַיִּ֣בֶז בְּעֵינָ֗יו לִשְׁלֹ֤ח‪‬ יָד֙ בְּמָרְדֳּכַ֣י לְבַדּ֔וֹ כִּֽי־ הִגִּ֥ידוּ ל֖וֹ אֶת־ עַ֣ם מָרְדֳּכָ֑י וַיְבַקֵּ֣שׁ הָמָ֗ן לְהַשְׁמִ֧יד כָּל־ הַיְּהוּדִ֛ים אֲשֶׁ֛ר בְּכָל־ מַלְכ֥וּת אֲחַשְׁוֵר֖וֹשׁ עַ֥ם מָרְדֳּכָֽי

וַיִּ֣בֶז	But he disdained
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: בָּזָה Sense: to despise, hold in contempt, disdain.
בְּעֵינָ֗יו	eye
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, cdc, third person masculine singular Root: עֹונָה Sense: eye.
לִשְׁלֹ֤ח‪‬	to lay
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: שָׁלַח Sense: to send, send away, let go, stretch out.
יָד֙	hands
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: יָד Sense: hand.
בְּמָרְדֳּכַ֣י	on Mordecai
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: מָרְדֳּכַי Sense: cousin and adoptive father of queen Esther; son of Jair of the tribe of Benjamin; deliverer under Divine providence of the children of Israel from the destruction plotted by Haman the chief minister of Ahasuerus; institutor of the feast of Purim.
לְבַדּ֔וֹ	alone
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: בַּד Sense: alone, by itself, besides, a part, separation, being alone.
הִגִּ֥ידוּ	they had told
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person common plural Root: נָגַד Sense: to be conspicuous, tell, make known.
אֶת־	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
עַ֣ם	of the people
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: עַם Sense: nation, people.
מָרְדֳּכָ֑י	of Mordecai
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: מָרְדֳּכַי Sense: cousin and adoptive father of queen Esther; son of Jair of the tribe of Benjamin; deliverer under Divine providence of the children of Israel from the destruction plotted by Haman the chief minister of Ahasuerus; institutor of the feast of Purim.
וַיְבַקֵּ֣שׁ	and Instead sought
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: בָּקַשׁ Sense: to seek, require, desire, exact, request.
הָמָ֗ן	Haman
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: הָמָן Sense: chief minister of Ahasuerus, enemy of Mordecai and the Jews, who plotted to kill the Jews but, being foiled by Esther, was hanged, with his family, on the gallows he had made for Mordecai.
לְהַשְׁמִ֧יד	to destroy
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Hifil, Infinitive construct Root: שָׁמַד Sense: to destroy, exterminate, be destroyed, be exterminated.
הַיְּהוּדִ֛ים	the Jews
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine plural Root: יְהוּדִי Sense: Jew.
אֲשֶׁ֛ר	who [were]
Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: אֲשֶׁר Sense: (relative part.).
בְּכָל־	throughout the whole
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: כֹּל Sense: all, the whole.
מַלְכ֥וּת	kingdom
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: מַלְכוּת Sense: royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom, sovereign power.
אֲחַשְׁוֵר֖וֹשׁ	of Ahasuerus
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹושׁ Sense: title of the king of Persia, probably Xerxes.
עַ֥ם	the people
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: עַם Sense: nation, people.
מָרְדֳּכָֽי	of Mordecai
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: מָרְדֳּכַי Sense: cousin and adoptive father of queen Esther; son of Jair of the tribe of Benjamin; deliverer under Divine providence of the children of Israel from the destruction plotted by Haman the chief minister of Ahasuerus; institutor of the feast of Purim.

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