Esther 5:13

Modern

Yet none of this satisfies me as long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.”

Traditional

Yet all this availeth me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.

Literal

And all this, none of it is equal to me with every time that I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the gate of the king.”

Latin

Et cum hæc omnia habeam, nihil me habere puto, quamdiu videro Mardochæum Judæum sedentem ante fores regias.

Hebrew

English

Yet none of this satisfies me as long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.”

This short pause highlights how deeply Haman hates Mordecai.

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Judah: Israelite tribe, kingdom, and province Mordecai: Esther's cousin, a Jewish leader in the Persian court