Exodus 9:21

Exodus 9:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he that regarded not the word of the Lord left his servants and his cattle in the field.
• New International Version (NIV)But those who ignored the word of the Lord left their slaves and livestock in the field.
• English Standard Version (ESV)but whoever did not pay attention to the word of the Lord left his slaves and his livestock in the field.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But he who did not regard the word of the Lord left his servants and his livestock in the field.

Context of Exodus 9:21

19Therefore give orders to bring your livestock and all that you have in the field into shelters. Every person and animal that is in the field and not brought inside will die when the hail falls on them.” 20Those among Pharaoh’s officials who feared the word of the Lord made their servants and livestock flee to shelters, but those who didn’t take to heart the Lord’s word left their servants and livestock in the field. 22Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven and let there be hail throughout the land of Egypt — on people and animals and every plant of the field in the land of Egypt.” 23So Moses stretched out his staff toward heaven, and the Lord sent thunder and hail. Lightning struck the land, and the Lord rained hail on the land of Egypt.

Exodus 9:21 word by word

וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־שָׂ֛ם לִבּ֖וֹ אֶל־דְּבַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה וַֽיַּעֲזֹ֛ב אֶת־עֲבָדָ֥יו וְאֶת־מִקְנֵ֖הוּ בַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he that regardedלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• And he that regardedשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: putH7760
• not the wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• leftעָזַב‛âzab · to leave: forsakeH5800
• his servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• and his cattleמִקְנֶהmiqneh · livestockH4735
• in the fieldשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704

Cross-references for Exodus 9:21

• Exodus 7:23Pharaoh turned around, went into his palace, and didn’t take even this to heart.
• 1 Samuel 4:20As she was dying, the women taking care of her said, “Don’t be afraid. You’ve given birth to a son!” But she did not respond or pay attention.
• 1 Chronicles 22:19Now determine in your mind and heart to seek the Lord your God. Get started building the Lord God’s sanctuary so that you may bring the ark of the Lord’s covenant and the holy articles of God to the temple that is to be built for the name of the Lord.”
• Job 7:17What is a mere human, that you think so highly of him and pay so much attention to him?
• Job 34:14If he put his mind to it and withdrew the spirit and breath he gave,
• Proverbs 24:32I saw, and took it to heart; I looked, and received instruction:
• Ezekiel 40:4He spoke to me: “Son of man, look with your eyes, listen with your ears, and pay attention to everything I am going to show you, for you have been brought here so that I might show it to you. Report everything you see to the house of Israel.”
• Daniel 10:12“Don’t be afraid, Daniel,” he said to me, “for from the first day that you purposed to understand and to humble yourself before your God, your prayers were heard. I have come because of your prayers.

Commentaries on Exodus 9:21

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13-34Verses 13-34 With the plague of hail begins the last series of plagues, which differ from the former both in their severity and their effects. Each produced a temporary, but real, change in Pharaoh‘s feelings. Exodus 9:14 All my plagues - This applies to all the plagues which follow; the effect of each was foreseen and foretold. The words “at this time” point to a rapid and continuous succession of blows. The plagues which precede appear to have been…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-21Verses 13-21 Moses is here ordered to deliver a dreadful message to Pharaoh. Providence ordered it, that Moses should have a man of such a fierce and stubborn spirit as this Pharaoh to deal with; and every thing made it a most signal instance of the power of God has to humble and bring down the proudest of his enemies. When God's justice threatens ruin, his mercy at the same time shows a way of escape from it. God not only distinguished between Egyptians…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20-21Some of Pharaoh’s officials began to understand what was happening. They learned from what they had seen and took steps to protect themselves. But others followed Pharaoh’s example. They refused to submit. Pride often controls a person’s thinking and overrules clear judgment.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 20-2120-21. He that feared the word of the Lord ... regarded not, &c.--Due premonition, it appears, had been publicly given of the impending tempest--the cattle seem to have been sent out to graze, which is from January to April, when alone pasturage can be obtained, and accordingly the cattle were in the fields. This storm occurring at that season, not only struck universal terror into the minds of the people, but occasioned the destruction of all--people and…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 9:21

• Hail
• Plague

In the dictionaries

• Cause
• Deed
• Ground
• Mighty
• Mingle
• Morrow
• Murrain
• Plague
• Raise
• Run

Commentaries on Exodus 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings