Exodus 9 · Verse 20

Exodus 9:20

He that feared the word of the Lord among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses:
Exodus 9:20, King James Version

Exodus 9:20 in other translations

BSBThose among Pharaoh’s officials who feared the word of the LORD hurried to bring their servants and livestock to shelter,
WEBThose who feared the LORD’s word among the servants of Pharaoh made their servants and their livestock flee into the houses.
ASVHe that feared the word of Jehovah among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses:
YLTHe who is fearing the word of Jehovah among the servants of Pharaoh hath caused his servants and his cattle to flee unto the houses;
DARBYHe that feared the word of Jehovah among the bondmen of Pharaoh made his bondmen and his cattle flee into the houses.
BBEThen everyone among the servants of Pharaoh who had the fear of the Lord, made his servants and his cattle come quickly into the house:
WebsterHe that feared the word of the LORD, among the servants of Pharaoh, made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses:

What does Exodus 9:20 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 9:20-21
20-21. 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 cattle--which, in neglect of the warning, had been left in the fields, as well as of all vegetation [Ex 9:25]. It was the more appalling because hailstones in Egypt are small and of little force; lightning also is scarcely ever known to produce fatal effects; and to enhance the wonder, not a trace of any storm was found in Goshen [Ex 9:26].

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 9:13-21

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…

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Exodus 9:20 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

הַיָּרֵא֙hai.ya.Re'the [one] fearingH3373
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
דְּבַ֣רde.Var[the] word ofH1697
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
מֵֽעַבְדֵ֖יme.'av.Deiof [the] servants ofH5650
פַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhPharaohH6547
הֵנִ֛יסhe.Nishe made to fleeH5127
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
עֲבָדָ֥יו'a.va.Davservants hisH5650
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
מִקְנֵ֖הוּmik.Ne.hulivestock hisH4735
אֶל\־'el-intoH413
הַבָּתִּֽים\׃ha.ba.Timthe housesH1004

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Exodus 9:20

  • Proverbs 13:13

    Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.

  • Proverbs 22:3

    A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.

  • Hebrews 11:7

    By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.

  • Mark 13:14-16

    But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judea flee to the mountains: And let him that is on the housetop not go down into the house, neither enter therein, to take any thing out of his house: And let him that is in the field not turn back again for to take up his garment.

  • Jonah 3:5-6

    So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them. For word came unto the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.

  • Proverbs 22:23

    For the Lord will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.

  • Proverbs 16:16

    How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Pr 16:16; 22:3,23; Jon 3:5,6; Mr 13:14-16; Heb 11:7

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Context

  • Exodus 9:19

    Send therefore now, and gather thy cattle, and all that thou hast in the field; for upon every man and beast which shall be found in the field, and shall not be brought home, the hail shall come down upon them, and they shall die.

  • Exodus 9:20

    He that feared the word of the Lord among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses:

  • Exodus 9:21

    And he that regarded not the word of the Lord left his servants and his cattle in the field.

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Exodus 9:20 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		De los siervos de Faraón el que temió la palabra de Jehová, hizo huir sus criados y su ganado á casa:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Celui d’entre les serviteurs du Pharaon qui craignit la parole de l’ Éternel, fit se réfugier dans les maisons ses serviteurs et ses troupeaux;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Wer unter den Knechten des Pharao das Wort Jehovas fürchtete, der flüchtete seine Knechte und sein Vieh in die Häuser.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Qui timuit verbum Domini de servis Pharaonis, facit confugere servos suos et jumenta in domos: