Rashi, on Esth 5:13

“And whereas I have all these things, I think I have nothing, so long as I see Mardochai the Jew sitting before the king’s gate.”

“is worth nothing to me I do not care for all the honor that I have. every time, etc. Our Sages said that he [Mordecai] would show him a deed that he [Haman] had sold himself [to Mordecai] as a slave because he lacked food when Mordecai and Haman were appointed heads of troops in a war.”

Hebrew and Aramaic words are the commentator’s citations of the sacred text; the English translation that follows each is the translator’s.

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.