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Esther 3:6

AhasuerusHamanMordecai
AngerSin

4 Day after day they warned him, but he would not comply. So they reported it to Haman to see whether Mordecai’s behavior would be tolerated, since he had told them he was a Jew.

5 When Haman saw that Mordecai would not bow down or pay him homage, he was filled with rage.

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.

7 In the twelfth year of King Xerxes, in the first month, the month of Nisan, the Pur (that is, the lot) was cast before Haman to determine a day and month. And the lot fell on the twelfth month, the month of Adar.

8 Then Haman informed King Xerxes, “There is a certain people scattered and dispersed among the peoples of every province of your kingdom. Their laws are different from everyone else’s, and they do not obey the king’s laws. So it is not in the king’s best interest to tolerate them.

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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.
WEB
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.
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.
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.
BLB
And it was despised in his eyes to stretch out a hand against Mordecai alone, for they had made known to him the people of Mordecai. And Haman sought to destroy all the Jews who [were] in all the kingdom of Ahasuerus—the people of Mordecai.
ÅB
Men det syntes ham alt for lite å legge hånd bare på Mordekai; for han hadde fått vite hvilket folk Mordekai hørte til; derfor søkte han å få utryddet alle de jøder som fantes i hele Ahasverus' rike, fordi det var Mordekais folk.
OTB
Etter å ha fått vite hvem Mordekais folk var, anså han det som under sin verdighet å drepe bare Mordekai. I stedet søkte Haman å ødelegge alle jødene, Mordekais folk, over hele Xerxes' rike.
B1930
Men det syntes ham alt for lite å legge hånd bare på Mordekai; for han hadde fått vite hvilket folk Mordekai hørte til; derfor søkte han å få utryddet alle de jøder som fantes i hele Ahasverus' rike, fordi det var Mordekais folk.

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  • Psalms 83:4

    saying, “Come, let us erase them as a nation; may the name of Israel be remembered no more.”

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  • Revelation 12:12

    Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and you who dwell in them! But woe to the earth and the sea; with great fury the devil has come down to you, knowing he has only a short time.”

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