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Esther 3:2-5 ESV
(2) And all the king's servants who were at the king's gate bowed down and paid homage to Haman, for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai did not bow down or pay homage. (3) Then the king's servants who were at the king's gate said to Mordecai, "Why do you transgress the king's command?" (4) And when they spoke to him day after day and he would not listen to them, they told Haman, in order to see whether Mordecai's words would stand, for he had told them that he was a Jew. (5) And when Haman saw that Mordecai did not bow down or pay homage to him, Haman was filled with fury.

Esther 3:2-5 NWT
2 And all the king's servants that were in the king's gate were bowing low and prostrating themselves to Haman, for so the king had commanded respecting him. But as for Mordecai, he would neither bow low nor prostrate himself. 3 And the king's servants who were in the king's gate began to say to Mordecai: "Why are you sidestepping the king's commandment?" 4 And it came about that, as they talked to him day by day, and he did not listen to them, then they told Haman to see whether Mordecai's affairs would stand; for he had told them that he was a Jew. 5 Now Haman kept seeing that Mordecai was not bowing low and prostrating himself to him, and Haman became filled with rage.

Esther 3:2-5 GW
(2) All the king's advisers were at the king's gate, kneeling and bowing to Haman with their faces touching the ground, because the king had commanded it. But Mordecai would not kneel and bow to him. (3) Then the king's advisers at the king's gate asked Mordecai, "Why do you ignore the king's command?" (4) Although they asked him day after day, he paid no attention to them. So they informed Haman to see if Mordecai's actions would be tolerated, since Mordecai had told them that he was a Jew. (5) When Haman saw that Mordecai did not kneel and bow to him, Haman was infuriated.

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ALT - Analytical Literal Translation

ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).

Darby - 1889 Darby Bible

DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible

BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English

LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

KJV - King James Version

MKJV - Modern King James Version

NWT - New World Translation

Webster - 1833 Webster Bible

RV - Revised Version

WTNT - William Tyndale New Testament YLT - Young's Literal Translation