Ester 3:5

3:5 When Haman saw that Mordecai was not bowing or paying homage to him, he ¹  was filled with rage.

Ester 3:14

3:14 A copy of this edict was to be presented as law throughout every province; it was to be made known to all the inhabitants, ²  so that they would be prepared for this day.

Ester 9:4

9:4 Mordecai was of high rank ³  in the king’s palace, and word about him was spreading throughout all the provinces. His influence ⁴  continued to become greater and greater.

[3:5]  ¹ 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.

[3:14]  ² tn Heb “peoples” (so NASB, NRSV).

[9:4]  ³ tn Heb “great”; NRSV “powerful”; NIV “prominent”; NCV “very important.”

[9:4]  ⁴ tn Heb “the man Mordecai” (so NASB, NRSV).