So whenever she spoke to Joseph, day after day, he did not listen to her invitation to lie down beside her, to be with her.
Esther 3:4 - Tree of Life Version Day after day, they spoke to him but he would not listen to them. Therefore they told Haman in order to see whether Mordecai’s resolve would prevail, for he had told them that he was a Jew. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Now it came to pass, when they spake daily unto him, and he hearkened not unto them, that they told Haman, to see whether Mordecai's matters would stand: for he had told them that he was a Jew. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Now when they spoke to him day after day and he paid no attention to them, they told Haman to see whether Mordecai's conduct would stand, for he had told them that he was a Jew. American Standard Version (1901) Now it came to pass, when they spake daily unto him, and he hearkened not unto them, that they told Haman, to see whether Mordecai’s matters would stand: for he had told them that he was a Jew. Common English Bible Day after day they questioned him, but he paid no attention to them. So they let Haman know about it just to see whether or not Mordecai’s words would hold true. (He had told them that he was a Jew.) Catholic Public Domain Version so that he might show the glorious riches of his kingdom, as well as its greatness, and so boast of his power, for a long time, namely, one hundred and eighty days. English Standard Version 2016 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. |
So whenever she spoke to Joseph, day after day, he did not listen to her invitation to lie down beside her, to be with her.
Whoever is among you from all His people—may his God be with him—may go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the House of Adonai, the God of Israel—He is the God who is in Jerusalem.
Then the king’s servants who were at the king’s gate said to Mordecai, “Why are you disobeying the king’s command?”
When Haman saw that Mordecai was not bowing down or paying him honor, Haman was filled with rage.
There are certain Jews whom you appointed over the administration of the province of Babylon—Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego—those men pay no heed to you, O king. They do not serve your gods, nor will they worship the golden image that you have set up.”
So they approached the king and spoke to him about the royal decree: “Didn’t you issue a written decree that anyone who prays to any god or man for 30 days—except for you, O king—shall be cast into the den of lions?” The king replied, “The decree stands, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed.”
He said to them, “I am a Hebrew and I fear Adonai God of the heavens, who made the sea and the dry land.”