Exodus 9:20
in Exodus 9Those among Pharaoh’s officials who feared the word of the LORD hurried to bring their servants and livestock to shelter,
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
He that feared the word of Jehovah among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses:
KJV
He that feared the word of the Lord among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses:
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This verse in Exodus 9
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
who feared the word of the LORD
on Exodus 9:20-21
Pharaoh's own officials divide here, since some act on the word of the LORD and shelter their servants and animals. Others leave theirs standing in the field, and the narrator records the split without comment.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
7 ), and it was their wisdom. Even among the servants of Pharaoh there were some that trembled at God's word; and shall not the sons of Israel dread it?
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| הַיָּרֵא֙ | haiyare' | the [one] fearing | H3373 → | |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| דְּבַ֣ר | devar | [the] word of | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| יְהוָ֔ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| מֵֽעַבְדֵ֖י | meavdei | of [the] servants of | H5650 → | 799 times |
| פַּרְעֹ֑ה | paroh | Pharaoh | H6547 → | 274 times |
| הֵנִ֛יס | henis | he made to flee | H5127 → | 159 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 |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | into | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הַבָּתִּֽים׃ | habatim | the houses | H1004 → | 2046 times |
הַיָּרֵא֙the [one] fearing
haiyare'H3373 →
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
דְּבַ֣ר[the] word of
devarH1697 →1440 times
יְהוָ֔הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
מֵֽעַבְדֵ֖יof [the] servants of
meavdeiH5650 →799 times
פַּרְעֹ֑הPharaoh
parohH6547 →274 times
הֵנִ֛יסhe made to flee
henisH5127 →159 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
עֲבָדָ֥יוservants his
ʾavadavH5650 →799 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
מִקְנֵ֖הוּlivestock his
miknehuH4735 →76 times
אֶל־into
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
הַבָּתִּֽים׃the houses
habatimH1004 →2046 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 22:3The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and suffer the consequences.
it leads to
- Proverbs 27:12
The prudent see danger and take cover; but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
- Proverbs 14:16
A wise man fears and turns from evil, but a fool is careless and reckless.
- Proverbs 29:1
A man who remains stiff-necked after much reproof will suddenly be shattered beyond recovery.
- Proverbs 27:12
Through
Proverbs 13:13He who despises instruction will pay the penalty, but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.
it leads to
- Numbers 15:31
He shall certainly be cut off, because he has despised the word of the LORD and broken His commandment; his guilt remains on him.”
- 2 Chronicles 36:16
But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy.
- Numbers 15:31
Through
Hebrews 11:7By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes…
it leads to
- Genesis 6:13
Then God said to Noah, “The end of all living creatures has come before Me, because through them the earth is full of violence. Now behold, I will destroy both them and the earth.
- 1 Peter 3:20
who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In the ark a few people, only eight souls, were saved through water.
- Ezekiel 14:14
then even if these three men—Noah, Daniel, and Job—were in it, their righteousness could deliver only themselves, declares the Lord GOD.
- Genesis 6:13
Where this verse is studied
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.
