Est. 3:1 in context
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Est. 2:23      Est. 3:2

Esther 3:1

After this event, King Ahasuerus (Xerxes) promoted Haman son of Hammedata, the Agagite, and placed him in the place of all the princes who were with him.
[The event referred to is that Mordecai has saved the king’s life, see Est. 2:21–23. The reader senses that all is not right. Shouldn’t Mordecai have ­received some reward or recognition for saving the king’s life? Instead, a completely different person is introduced, Haman. Whether Haman was actively involved in ­covering up Mordecai’s role, or whether it was a bureaucratic mistake, this is later ­discovered by the king (Est. 6:1–3) and Mordecai is rewarded. In verse 7, four years have passed since Esther became queen (Est. 2:16. The events of Est. 2:19–23 and Est. 3:1–6 occur sometime during this four-year period (479–474 BC).
Haman is introduced as the ”Agagite”, a deliberate reference to the conflict between the Israelites and the Amalekites. The conflict stems from the Exodus when the Israelites fought Amalek, see Ex. 17:16; 1 Sam. 15:2. Balaam predicts that the king of Israel will be greater than ”Agag”, see Num. 24:1, 7. Saul who was a Benjamite, see 1 Sam. 9:1–2, was commissioned to destroy the Amalekites, but fails to do so even though he wins the battle, see 1 Sam. 15. The connection between Mordecai the Benjamite, see Est. 2:5, and Haman the Agagite prepares the reader for a future confrontation of some kind. The name Haman means: Magnificent, splendid and awesome. In Aramaic it means: necklace, chain, jewelry; but also ”of foreign origin”. Haman has several allusions to Lucifer, see Isa. 14:12, and also has a parallel with what happened to his sons, see Isa. 14:21 and Est. 9:10.]
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Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

אַחַר   הַדְּבָרִים   הָאֵלֶּה   גִּדַּל   הַמֶּלֶךְ   אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ   אֶת   הָמָן   בֶּן   הַמְּדָתָא   הָאֲגָגִי   וַיְנַשְּׂאֵהוּ   וַיָּשֶׂם   אֶת   כִּסְאוֹ   מֵעַל   כָּל   הַשָּׂרִים   אֲשֶׁר   אִתּוֹ  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

μετὰ δὲ ταῦτα ἐδόξασεν ὁ βασιλεὺς Ἀρταξέρξης Αμαν Αμαδαθου Βουγαῖον καὶ ὕψωσεν αὐτόν καὶ ἐπρωτοβάθρει πάντων τῶν φίλων αὐτοῦ

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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H0310a
H9015
 אַחַ֣ר (achar)
׀
behind
separate
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Ncbsc
H9009
H1697
 הַ (ha)
דְּבָרִ֣ים (devarim)
 the
word
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
♂ pl. masculine plural Absolute state

 Td
Ncmpa
H9009
H0428
 הָ (ha)
אֵ֗לֶּה (ele)
 the
these
Particle Particle (Definite Article)


 Td
Tm
H1431
 גִּדַּל֩ (gidal)
 to magnify
Verb Verb
piel qatal 3p ♂ sing. piel qatal third person masculine singular

Vpp3ms
H9009
H4428
 הַ (ha)
מֶּ֨לֶךְ (melekhe)
 the
king
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Td
Ncbsa
H0325
 אֲחַשְׁוֵר֜וֹשׁ (achashevervósh)
 Ahasuerus
Noun Noun
♂ masculine
Name/Place name/place

 Npm
H0853
H9014
 אֶת (et-)
־
obj.
link
Particle Particle (Direct Object Marker)

 To
H2001
 הָמָ֧ן (haman)
 Haman
Noun Noun
♂ masculine
Name/Place name/place

 Npm
H1121a
H9014
 בֶּֽן (ben-)
־
son
link
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Ncbsc
H4099
 הַמְּדָ֛תָא (hamedata)
 Hammedatha
Noun Noun
♂ masculine
Name/Place name/place

 Npm
H9009
H0091
 הָ (ha)
אֲגָגִ֖י (agagi)
 the
Agagite
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state
gentilic (ethnic identity) gentilic (ethnic identity)

 Td
Ngbsa
H9001
H5375
H9033
 וַֽ (va)
יְנַשְּׂאֵ֑ (jenasee)
הוּ (ho)
 seq
to lift
him
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
piel wayyiqtol 3p ♂ sing. piel wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person masculine singular

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♂ sing. Pronominal third person masculine singular

c
Vpw3ms
Sp3ms
H9001
H7760a
 וַ (va)
יָּ֙שֶׂם֙ (jasem)
 seq
to set
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal wayyiqtol 3p ♂ sing. qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person masculine singular

c
Vqw3ms
H0853
H9014
 אֶת (et-)
־
obj.
link
Particle Particle (Direct Object Marker)

 To
H3678
H9023
 כִּסְא֔ (kise)
וֹ (vó)
 throne
his
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♂ sing. Pronominal third person masculine singular

Ncbsc
Sp3ms
H9006
H5921a
 מֵ (me)
עַ֕ל (al)
 from
upon
Prep. Preposition

Prep. Preposition

 R
R
H3605
H9014
 כָּל (kal-)
־
all
link
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Ncbsc
H9009
H8269
 הַ (ha)
שָּׂרִ֖ים (sarim)
 the
ruler
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
♂ pl. masculine plural Absolute state

 Td
Ncmpa
H0834a
 אֲשֶׁ֥ר (asher)
 which
Particle – relative Particle (Relative)

 Tr
H0854
H9033
H9016
 אִתּֽ (it)
וֹ (vó)
׃
with
him
verseEnd
Prep. Preposition

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♂ sing. Pronominal third person masculine singular

Rd
Sp3ms

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