Exodus 9:30
in Exodus 9But as for you and your officials, I know that you still do not fear the LORD our God.”
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ASV
But as for thee and thy servants, I know that ye will not yet fear Jehovah God.
KJV
But as for thee and thy servants, I know that ye will not yet fear the Lord God.
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This verse in Exodus 9
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
When I have left the city
on Exodus 9:29-30
Moses grants the request and then tells Pharaoh that he and his officials still do not fear the LORD. Fear is the word used at verse 20 of the officials who obeyed.
This site's exposition
you still do not fear the LORD our God
Moses agrees to pray, yet he tells Pharaoh that he sees through the confession of verse 27. Pharaoh and his officials still do not fear the LORD, and verse 34 proves Moses right. Adam Clarke asks who could have imagined that Pharaoh would harden his heart after such a confession.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
), yet he promises to be this friend in the court of heaven. Note, Even those whom we have little hopes of, yet we should continue to pray for, and to admonish, 1 Sam. xii.
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The words behind it
9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְאַתָּ֖ה | veatah | and you | H859 → | 1094 times |
| וַעֲבָדֶ֑יךָ | vaavadeikha | and servants your | H5650 → | 799 times |
| יָדַ֕עְתִּי | yada'ti | I know | H3045 → | 945 times |
| כִּ֚י | ki | that | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| טֶ֣רֶם | terem | not yet | H2962 → | 56 times |
| תִּֽירְא֔וּן | tirun | you fear ! | H3372 → | 315 times |
| מִפְּנֵ֖י | mipenei | <from> because of | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| יְהוָ֥ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֱלֹהִֽים׃ | ʾelohim | God | H430 → | 2601 times |
וְאַתָּ֖הand you
veatahH859 →1094 times
וַעֲבָדֶ֑יךָand servants your
vaavadeikhaH5650 →799 times
יָדַ֕עְתִּיI know
yada'tiH3045 →945 times
כִּ֚יthat
kiH3588 →4482 times
טֶ֣רֶםnot yet
teremH2962 →56 times
תִּֽירְא֔וּןyou fear !
tirunH3372 →315 times
מִפְּנֵ֖י<from> because of
mipeneiH6440 →2123 times
יְהוָ֥הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֱלֹהִֽים׃God
ʾelohimH430 →2601 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
Proverbs 16:6By loving devotion and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the LORD one turns aside from evil.
it leads to
- Proverbs 14:16
A wise man fears and turns from evil, but a fool is careless and reckless.
- Job 28:28
And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”
- 2 Corinthians 7:1
Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
- Daniel 4:27
Therefore, may my advice be pleasing to you, O king. Break away from your sins by doing what is right, and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed. Perhaps there will be…
- Luke 11:41
But give as alms the things that are within you, and you will see that everything is clean for you.
- Proverbs 14:16
Through
Isaiah 63:17Why, O LORD, do You make us stray from Your ways and harden our hearts from fearing You? Return, for the sake of Your servants, the tribes of Your heritage.
it leads to
- Isaiah 6:10
Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”
- Ezekiel 14:7–9
For when any Israelite or any foreigner dwelling in Israel separates himself from Me, sets up idols in his heart, and puts a wicked stumbling block before his face, and then comes to the…
- Joshua 11:20
For it was of the LORD to harden their hearts to engage Israel in battle, so that they would be set apart for destruction and would receive no mercy, being annihilated as the LORD…
- Isaiah 6:10
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
