Exodus 9:21
in Exodus 9but those who disregarded the word of the LORD left their servants and livestock in the field.
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ASV
and he that regarded not the word of Jehovah left his servants and his cattle in the field.
KJV
And he that regarded not the word of the Lord left his servants and his cattle in the field.
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This verse in Exodus 9
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
He that feared the word of the Lord
on Exodus 9:20-21
The phrase feared the word of the LORD occurs once in the whole King James Bible and this is the verse. Egypt divides here along a line that is not national, since some of Pharaoh's own servants act on what Moses said while others leave their men and their animals standing in the field. The narrator records the split and says nothing about it, and a mixed multitude goes up with Israel at 12:38 without being identified.
This site's exposition
disregarded the word of the LORD
The warning divides Pharaoh's own officials. Those who feared the word sheltered their servants and livestock, as verse 20 records, and those who disregarded it left them in the field. Belief in the word of the LORD now decides who lives among the Egyptians themselves. Matthew Henry, on verse 31, links this storm with Psalm 78 and with the seventh bowl in Revelation 16.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
26 Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, was there no hail. 27 And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I have sinned this time: the L ORD is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.
quarantine:scripture (2026-07-29) — scripture-overlap:96%@v26-27
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The words behind it
13 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר | vaasher | and [the one] who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| לֹא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| שָׂ֛ם | sam | he set | H7760 → | 584 times |
| לִבּ֖וֹ | libo | heart his | H3820 → | 595 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| דְּבַ֣ר | devar | [the] word of | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| יְהוָ֑ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| וַֽיַּעֲזֹ֛ב | vaiyaazo | and he left | H5800 → | 215 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| עֲבָדָ֥יו | ʾavadav | servants his | H5650 → | 799 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מִקְנֵ֖הוּ | miknehu | livestock his | H4735 → | 76 times |
| בַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ פ | basadeh | in the field | H7704 → | 334 times |
וַאֲשֶׁ֥רand [the one] who
vaasherH834 →5497 times
לֹא־not
lo'-H3808 →5168 times
שָׂ֛םhe set
samH7760 →584 times
לִבּ֖וֹheart his
liboH3820 →595 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
דְּבַ֣ר[the] word of
devarH1697 →1440 times
יְהוָ֑הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
וַֽיַּעֲזֹ֛בand he left
vaiyaazoH5800 →215 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
עֲבָדָ֥יוservants his
ʾavadavH5650 →799 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
מִקְנֵ֖הוּlivestock his
miknehuH4735 →76 times
בַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ פin the field
basadehH7704 →334 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Daniel 10:12“Do not be afraid, Daniel,” he said, “for from the first day that you purposed to understand and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response…
it leads to
- Acts 10:30–31
Cornelius answered: “Four days ago I was in my house praying at this, the ninth hour. Suddenly a man in radiant clothing stood before me
- Daniel 10:19
“Do not be afraid, you who are highly precious,” he said. “Peace be with you! Be strong now; be very strong!” As he spoke with me, I was strengthened and said, “Speak, my lord,…
- Isaiah 58:9
Then you will call, and the LORD will answer; you will cry out, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’ If you remove the yoke from your midst, the pointing of the finger and…
- Daniel 9:20–23
While I was speaking, praying, confessing my sin and that of my people Israel, and presenting my petition before the LORD my God concerning His holy mountain—
- Acts 18:9–10
One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking; do not be silent.
- Acts 10:30–31
Through
1 Chronicles 22:19Now set your heart and soul to seek the LORD your God. Get started building the sanctuary of the LORD God, so that you may bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD…
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 28:9
As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought.…
- Deuteronomy 4:29
But if from there you will seek the LORD your God, you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul.
- 1 Chronicles 16:11
Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always.
- 1 Chronicles 28:9
About Exodus
This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.