Exodus 9:20

Exodus 9:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He that feared the word of the Lord among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses:
• New International Version (NIV)Those officials of Pharaoh who feared the word of the Lord hurried to bring their slaves and their livestock inside.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then whoever feared the word of the Lord among the servants of Pharaoh hurried his slaves and his livestock into the houses,
• New King James Version (NKJV)He who feared the word of the Lord among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his livestock flee to the houses.

Context of Exodus 9:20

18Look! Tomorrow at this time, I will send a very great storm of hail. Nobody has ever seen hail fall like this in Egypt before now. From Egypt's first day as a country until today, nobody has seen a storm like this. 19Now send your servants out to tell this message to your people. You must bring into your houses all your animals from the fields to be safe. The hail will fall on every person and on every animal that is still outside. They will all die.” ’ Some of Pharaoh's officers were afraid of what the Lord said he would do. So they quickly brought their servants and animals inside their houses. 21But others did not believe the Lord's message. They left their servants and animals outside in the fields. 22Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘Lift up your hand towards the sky. Then hail will fall over all the country of Egypt. It will fall on people and on animals. It will fall on all the plants that grow in the fields of Egypt.’

Exodus 9:20 word by word

הַיָּרֵא֙ אֶת־דְּבַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה מֵֽעַבְדֵ֖י פַּרְעֹ֑ה הֵנִ֛יס אֶת־עֲבָדָ֥יו וְאֶת־מִקְנֵ֖הוּ אֶל־הַבָּתִּֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He that fearedיָרֵאyârê' · afraidH3373
• the wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• among the servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• of Pharaohפַּרְעֹהpar‛ôh · PharaohH6547
• and his cattleמִקְנֶהmiqneh · livestockH4735
• fleeנוּסnûs · to fleeH5127
• into the housesבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004

Cross-references for Exodus 9:20

• Proverbs 6:16There are six things that the Lord hates, or even seven things:
• Proverbs 22:2This is true about rich people and poor people: The Lord created them all.
• Jonah 3:5The people who lived in Nineveh believed God's message. They told everyone that they must not eat any food for several days. Everyone had to wear sackcloth to show that they were sorry. The most important people and the ordinary people all did that.
• Mark 13:14There will be a time when you will see in the temple a disgusting thing that causes trouble. You will see it in a place where it should not be. (When you read this, you must understand what it means.) At that time, people in Judea must run away to the hills to hide.
• Hebrews 11:7Noah believed God too. God told Noah about bad things that would happen. Nobody could see what would happen, but Noah believed God's message. He was careful to do exactly what God told him. He built a large ship to save his family. As a result of his faith, Noah showed that everyone else in the world was wrong. Noah himself became one of those people that God accepted as right with him. They are right with God because they trust him.

Commentaries on Exodus 9:20

• 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 9:20

• Faith
• Fear of God
• Hail
• Plague

In the dictionaries

• Pharaoh
• Pharaoh, king of Egypt
• Cause
• Deed
• Ground
• Mighty
• Mingle
• Morrow
• Murrain
• Plague

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