Those who feared Yahweh’s word among the servants of Pharaoh made their servants and their livestock flee into the houses.
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Those who feared Yahweh’s word among the servants of Pharaoh made their servants and their livestock flee into the houses.
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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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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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Passages linked to Exodus 9:20 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Proverbs 13:13 Whoever despises instruction will pay for it, but he who respects a command will be rewarded.
- Proverbs 22:3 A prudent man sees danger and hides himself; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
- Hebrews 11:7 By faith, Noah, being warned about things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared a ship for the saving of his house, through which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.
- Jonah 3:5-6 The people of Nineveh believed God; and they proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from their greatest even to their least. The news reached the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and took off his royal robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.
- Mark 13:14-16 But when you see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not” (let the reader understand), “then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, and let him who is on the housetop not go down, nor enter in, to take anything out of his house. Let him who is in the field not return back to take his cloak.
- Proverbs 16:16 How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! Yes, to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
- Proverbs 22:23 for Yahweh will plead their case, and plunder the life of those who plunder them.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Exo 9:20 He that feared the word of the…
Exo 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:
Ver. 20. He that feared the word of the Lord.] As few will do till they feel his hand. But they that tremble not in hearing shall be crushed to pieces in feeling, said that martyr. {a}
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{a} Bradford.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain He that feared the word of the Lord among…
He that feared the word of the Lord among the servants of Pharaoh,.... Who, if they had not the true fear of God, and were not sincere proselytes, yet had a servile fear of him, and dreaded his word, his threatening, his denunciations of judgments and predictions of future punishments; of which they had had many instances wherein they were fulfilled, and therefore had reason to fear that this also would, even the word that had been just now spoken:
made his servants and cattle flee into the houses; called home his servants, and drove his cattle in great haste out of the fields, and brought them home as fast as he could, and housed them; in which he acted the wise and prudent part, and showed a concern for his servants and his cattle, as well as believed the word of the Lord.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Exo 9:20. He that feared the word of the…
Exo 9:20. He that feared the word of the Lord among the servants of Pharaoh — By this time it appears that these terrible judgments had not been executed entirely in vain. A few, at least, were hereby brought to stand in awe of God and perhaps truly to turn to him. Such persons, believing the discoveries which he had given of his displeasure at the slavery and oppression of his people, and not concurring in this part of the national crimes, regarded the notice God had given, and saved their servants and the remnant of their cattle.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain He that feared the word of the Lord .…
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 [Exo 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 [Exo 9:26].
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 20, 21. How the Pharaoh’s servants—i.e. his courtiers and…
20, 21. How the Pharaoh’s servants—i.e. his courtiers and minister—act in consequence.
22, 23a (E). The hail comes at the signal given by Moses with his rod. The rod in Moses’ hand is a mark of E: see on Exo_4:17.
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23a. sent thunder] lit. gave voices. ‘Voices’ is a common expression in Heb. for ‘thunder’ (vv. 29, 33, 34, Exo_19:16, Exo_20:18, 1Sa_12:17-18 [with ‘gave,’ as here], Job_28:26; Job_38:25; cf. Rev_4:5; Rev_8:5; Rev_11:15, &c.): in a thunderstorm the Hebrews imagined Jehovah, enveloped in light, to be borne along in the dark thunder cloud; the flashes of lightning were glimpses of the brilliancy within, caused by the clouds parting; and the thunder was His voice. See especially Psa_18:10-13; Psa_29:3-9 (where ‘the voice of Jehovah’ means the thunder), Job_36:29; Job_37:2. With ‘gave voices’ here, cf. ‘gave (i.e. uttered) his voice’ (in thunder), Psa_18:13; Psa_46:6; Psa_68:33 al.
23b (J). The sequel of v. 18 [vv. 19–21 being parenthetic) in J.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (20, 21) He that feared . . . —Some…
(20, 21) He that feared . . . —Some impression, we see, had been made by the preceding plagues, and the warning was taken to some extent; but it was otherwise with many. So in Gospel times, “Some believed the things which were spoken, and some believed not” (Act_28:24). The result was death, both to the cattle and their keepers (Exo_9:19). (Comp. Jos_10:11.)
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain He that feared the word of the Lord among…
He that feared the word of the Lord among the servants of Pharaoh. It is a new fact that any of the Egyptians had been brought to "fear the word of Jehovah." Probably, the effect of the plagues had been gradually to convince a considerable number, not so much that Jehovah was the one True God as that he was a great and powerful god, whose chastisements were to be feared. Consequently there were now a certain number among the "servants of Pharaoh" who pro-fired by the warning given (ver. 19), and housed their cattle and herdsmen, in anticipation of the coming storm.
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 9:20-21 Some of Pharaoh’s officials were beginning to make…
9:20-21 Some of Pharaoh’s officials were beginning to make appropriate deductions from their experiences thus far and to take precautions, while others imitated their master’s refusal to submit. Pride often dominates reason.
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