וַיַּ֣רְא הָמָ֔ן כִּי־אֵ֣ין מָרְדֳּכַ֔י כֹּרֵ֥עַ וּמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖ה ל֑וֹ וַיִּמָּלֵ֥א הָמָ֖ן חֵמָֽה׃
하만이 모르드개가 꿇지도 아니하고 절하지도 아니함을 보고 심히 노하더니
Tze'enah Ure'enah
“And Haman saw that Mordecai did not bow down or kneel to him” [3:5]. One asks a question here. Why does the verse have to say, “bow down to him”? The explanation is that Mordecai bowed slightly, but to the side and not directly to Haman, because he was afraid of all the other ministers who did bow. Haman noticed this, that he did not bow to him and that is why he was angry.