Exodus 9:33
in Exodus 9Then Moses departed from Pharaoh, went out of the city, and spread out his hands to the LORD. The thunder and hail ceased, and the rain no longer poured down on the land.
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ASV
And Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread abroad his hands unto Jehovah: and the thunders and hail ceased, and the rain was not poured upon the earth.
KJV
And Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread abroad his hands unto the Lord: and the thunders and hail ceased, and the rain was not poured upon the earth.
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This verse in Exodus 9
Commentary
5 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
Then Moses departed from Pharaoh, went out of the city
on Exodus 9:33-34
Verse 34 is the last time in the book that Pharaoh is the one hardening his heart, and his servants are named with him. From chapter 10 forward the subject of that verb is the LORD.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
And such is the power of God's two witnesses, Rev. xi, 6. Yet neither Moses nor Elijah, nor those two witnesses, could subdue the hard hearts of men. Pharaoh was frighted into compliance by the judgment, but, when it was over, his convictions vanished.
And Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh,....
Note, Peace with God makes men thunderproof, for thunder is the voice of their Father. (2.) The gesture: He spread abroad his hands unto the Lord --an outward expression of earnest desire and humble expectation. Those that come to God for mercy must stand ready to receive it.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Spread abroad his hands - Probably with the rod of God in them. See what has been said on the spreading out of the hands in prayer, Exo 9:29. See Clarke on Exo 9:29 (note).
The words behind it
17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֵּצֵ֨א | vaiyetze' | and he went out | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| מֹשֶׁ֜ה | mosheh | Moses | H4872 → | 765 times |
| מֵעִ֤ם | meim | from with | H5973 → | 1050 times |
| פַּרְעֹה֙ | paroh | Pharaoh | H6547 → | 274 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הָעִ֔יר | hair | the city | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| וַיִּפְרֹ֥שׂ | vaiyifros | and he spread out | H6566 → | 67 times |
| כַּפָּ֖יו | kapav | hands his | H3709 → | 192 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| יְהוָ֑ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| וַֽיַּחְדְּל֤וּ | vaiyachdelu | and they ceased | H2308 → | 58 times |
| הַקֹּלוֹת֙ | hakolot | the thunder claps | H6963 → | 506 times |
| וְהַבָּרָ֔ד | vehabarad | and the hail | H1259 → | 29 times |
| וּמָטָ֖ר | umatar | and rain | H4306 → | |
| לֹא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| נִתַּ֥ךְ | nitakh | it was poured out | H5413 → | |
| אָֽרְצָה׃ | ʾaretzah | [the] earth towards | H776 → | 2504 times |
וַיֵּצֵ֨אand he went out
vaiyetze'H3318 →1067 times
מֹשֶׁ֜הMoses
moshehH4872 →765 times
מֵעִ֤םfrom with
meimH5973 →1050 times
פַּרְעֹה֙Pharaoh
parohH6547 →274 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הָעִ֔ירthe city
hairH5892 →1090 times
וַיִּפְרֹ֥שׂand he spread out
vaiyifrosH6566 →67 times
כַּפָּ֖יוhands his
kapavH3709 →192 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
יְהוָ֑הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
וַֽיַּחְדְּל֤וּand they ceased
vaiyachdeluH2308 →58 times
הַקֹּלוֹת֙the thunder claps
hakolotH6963 →506 times
וְהַבָּרָ֔דand the hail
vehabaradH1259 →29 times
וּמָטָ֖רand rain
umatarH4306 →
לֹא־not
lo'-H3808 →5168 times
נִתַּ֥ךְit was poured out
nitakhH5413 →
אָֽרְצָה׃[the] earth towards
ʾaretzahH776 →2504 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
Exodus 8:12After Moses and Aaron had left Pharaoh, Moses cried out to the LORD for help with the frogs that He had brought against Pharaoh.
it leads to
- James 5:16–18
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.
- Exodus 32:11
But Moses sought the favor of the LORD his God, saying, “O LORD, why does Your anger burn against Your people, whom You brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and…
- Ezekiel 36:37
This is what the Lord GOD says: Once again I will hear the plea of the house of Israel and do for them this: I will multiply their people like a flock.
- Exodus 10:18
So Moses left Pharaoh’s presence and appealed to the LORD.
- Exodus 8:30
Then Moses left Pharaoh and prayed to the LORD,
- James 5:16–18
Through
Exodus 9:29Moses said to him, “When I have left the city, I will spread out my hands to the LORD. The thunder will cease, and there will be no more hail, so that you may…
it leads to
- Psalms 143:6
I stretch out my hands to You; my soul thirsts for You like a parched land. Selah
- 1 Corinthians 10:26
for, “The earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof.”
- Isaiah 1:15
When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood.
- Psalms 143:6
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Calvin, Commentary on the Four Last Books of Moses Arranged in the Form of a Harmony; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.