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They quickly brought their servants and livestock in from the fields.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then whoever feared the word of the LORD among the servants of Pharaoh hurried his slaves and his livestock into the houses,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Those among Pharaoh’s officials who feared the word of the LORD hurried to bring their servants and livestock to shelter,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />He that feared the word of the LORD among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He who feared the word of the LORD among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his livestock flee to the houses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><i>Everyone</i> among the servants of Pharaoh who feared the word of the LORD hurried to bring his servants and his livestock into the houses;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The one among the servants of Pharaoh who feared the word of the LORD made his servants and his livestock flee into the houses;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />The one among the servants of Pharaoh who feared the word of the LORD made his servants and his livestock flee into the houses;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The one among the servants of Pharaoh who feared the word of Yahweh made his servants and his livestock flee into the houses;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then everyone among the servants of Pharaoh who feared the word of the LORD made his servants and his livestock flee into the houses <i>and</i> shelters;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Those among Pharaoh’s officials who feared the word of the LORD made their servants and livestock flee to shelters,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Those among Pharaoh&#8217s officials who feared the word of the LORD made their servants and livestock flee to shelters, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />He that feared the word of Jehovah among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Some of the king's officials were frightened by what the LORD had said, and they hurried off to make sure their slaves and animals were safe. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />He that feared the word of the LORD among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Those members of Pharaoh's court who listened to the LORD's warning brought their servants and cattle indoors quickly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Some of the king's officials were afraid because of what the LORD had said, and they brought their slaves and animals indoors for shelter. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Whoever feared the message from the LORD among Pharaoh's officials made his servants and livestock flee into shelters. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Those among Pharaoh?s officials who feared the word of the LORD hurried to bring their servants and livestock to shelter,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Those of Pharaoh's servants who feared the word of the LORD hurried to bring their servants and livestock into the houses,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Those who feared the word of the LORD among the servants of Pharaoh made their servants and their livestock flee into the houses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />He that feared the word of the LORD, among the servants of Pharaoh, made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Those who feared Yahweh’s word among the servants of Pharaoh made their servants and their livestock flee into the houses. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />He who is fearing the word of YHWH among the servants of Pharaoh has caused his servants and his livestock to flee to the houses;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> He who is fearing the word of Jehovah among the servants of Pharaoh hath caused his servants and his cattle to flee unto the houses;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />He fearing the word of Jehovah from the servants of Pharaoh, caused his servants to flee, and his cattle to the houses.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He that feared the word of the Lord among Pharao's servants, made his servants and his cattle flee into houses: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />He who feared the word of the Lord among the servants of Pharaoh caused his servants and cattle to flee together into the houses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Those of Pharaoh’s servants who feared the word of the LORD hurried their servants and their livestock off to shelter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Those officials of Pharaoh who feared the word of the LORD hurried their slaves and livestock off to a secure place.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He who feared the word of the LORD among the servants of Pharaoh brought his servants and his cattle into the house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />He who was in awe of the word of LORD JEHOVAH from the Servants of Pharaoh gathered his Servants and his animals into the house:<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />He that feared the word of the LORD among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />He of the servants of Pharao that feared the word of the Lord, gathered his cattle into the houses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/9-20.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=2124" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/9.htm">The Seventh Plague: Hail</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">19</span>So give orders now to shelter your livestock and everything you have in the field. Every man or beast that remains in the field and is not brought inside will die when the hail comes down upon them.’ ” <span class="reftext">20</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6547.htm" title="6547: par·‘ōh (N-proper-ms) -- A title of Eg. kings. Of Egyptian derivation; Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings.">Those among Pharaoh’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: mê·‘aḇ·ḏê (Prep-m:: N-mpc) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">officials</a> <a href="/hebrew/3373.htm" title="3373: hay·yā·rê (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Fearing, reverent. From yare'; fearing; morally, reverent.">who feared</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: də·ḇar (N-msc) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">the word</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/5127.htm" title="5127: hê·nîs (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- To flee, escape. A primitive root; to flit, i.e. Vanish away.">hurried to bring</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: ‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">their servants</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4735.htm" title="4735: miq·nê·hū (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Cattle. From qanah; something bought, i.e. Property, but only livestock; abstractly, acquisition.">and livestock</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: hab·bāt·tîm (Art:: N-mp) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">shelter,</a> </span><span class="reftext">21</span>but those who disregarded the word of the LORD left their servants and livestock in the field.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/22-3.htm">Proverbs 22:3</a></span><br />The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and suffer the consequences.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/33-4.htm">Ezekiel 33:4-5</a></span><br />Then if anyone hears the sound of the horn but fails to heed the warning, and the sword comes and takes him away, his blood will be on his own head. / Since he heard the sound of the horn but failed to heed the warning, his blood will be on his own head. If he had heeded the warning, he would have saved his life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-7.htm">Hebrews 11:7</a></span><br />By 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 by faith.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-24.htm">Matthew 7:24-27</a></span><br />Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. / The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock. / But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-22.htm">James 1:22-25</a></span><br />Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves. / For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror, / and after observing himself goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-47.htm">Luke 6:47-49</a></span><br />I will show you what he is like who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them: / He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid his foundation on the rock. When the flood came, the torrent crashed against that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. / But the one who hears My words and does not act on them is like a man who built his house on ground without a foundation. The torrent crashed against that house, and immediately it fell—and great was its destruction!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/27-12.htm">Proverbs 27:12</a></span><br />The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/6-22.htm">Genesis 6:22</a></span><br />So Noah did everything precisely as God had commanded him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-5.htm">2 Peter 2:5</a></span><br />if He did not spare the ancient world when He brought the flood on its ungodly people, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, among the eight;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-38.htm">Matthew 24:38-39</a></span><br />For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. / And they were oblivious until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/41-39.htm">Genesis 41:39-40</a></span><br />Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has made all this known to you, there is no one as discerning and wise as you. / You shall be in charge of my house, and all my people are to obey your commands. Only with regard to the throne will I be greater than you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/27-21.htm">Acts 27:21-25</a></span><br />After the men had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up among them and said, “Men, you should have followed my advice not to sail from Crete. Then you would have averted this disaster and loss. / But now I urge you to keep up your courage, because you will not experience any loss of life, but only of the ship. / For just last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/15-22.htm">1 Samuel 15:22</a></span><br />But Samuel declared: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-13.htm">Romans 2:13</a></span><br />For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but it is the doers of the law who will be declared righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/26-20.htm">Isaiah 26:20-21</a></span><br />Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut your doors behind you. Hide yourselves a little while until the wrath has passed. / For behold, the LORD is coming out of His dwelling to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity. The earth will reveal her bloodshed and will no longer conceal her slain.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">He that feared the word of the LORD among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/6-16.htm">Proverbs 6:16</a></b></br> These six <i>things</i> doth the LORD hate: yea, seven <i>are</i> an abomination unto him:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/22-2.htm">Proverbs 22:2,23</a></b></br> The rich and poor meet together: the LORD <i>is</i> the maker of them all… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jonah/3-5.htm">Jonah 3:5,6</a></b></br> 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… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/9-14.htm">Bondmen</a> <a href="/exodus/9-19.htm">Cattle</a> <a href="/exodus/5-5.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/exodus/3-6.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/exodus/2-14.htm">Feared</a> <a href="/genesis/32-11.htm">Fearing</a> <a href="/genesis/35-1.htm">Flee</a> <a href="/exodus/8-24.htm">House</a> <a href="/exodus/8-24.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/genesis/44-11.htm">Hurried</a> <a href="/exodus/4-7.htm">Inside</a> <a href="/exodus/9-19.htm">Livestock</a> <a href="/exodus/9-14.htm">Officials</a> <a href="/exodus/9-13.htm">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/exodus/2-18.htm">Quickly</a> <a href="/exodus/9-14.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/exodus/6-6.htm">Slaves</a> <a href="/exodus/9-7.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/9-21.htm">Bondmen</a> <a href="/exodus/9-21.htm">Cattle</a> <a href="/exodus/9-23.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/exodus/9-30.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/exodus/14-31.htm">Feared</a> <a href="/exodus/20-20.htm">Fearing</a> <a href="/exodus/14-25.htm">Flee</a> <a href="/exodus/12-3.htm">House</a> <a href="/exodus/10-6.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/exodus/34-8.htm">Hurried</a> <a href="/exodus/12-9.htm">Inside</a> <a href="/exodus/9-21.htm">Livestock</a> <a href="/exodus/9-30.htm">Officials</a> <a href="/exodus/9-27.htm">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/exodus/10-16.htm">Quickly</a> <a href="/exodus/9-21.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/exodus/9-21.htm">Slaves</a> <a href="/exodus/9-21.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 9</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/9-1.htm">The plague on livestock</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/9-8.htm">The plague of boils</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/9-13.htm">The message of Moses about the hail,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/9-22.htm">The plague of hail</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/9-27.htm">Pharaoh pleads with Moses, but yet is hardened</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/9.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/exodus/9.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Those among Pharaoh’s officials</b><br>This phrase refers to the Egyptian officials serving under Pharaoh. These individuals were part of the ruling class in Egypt, responsible for various administrative and governmental duties. Historically, Egypt was a powerful and advanced civilization, and its officials would have been well-educated and influential. The mention of Pharaoh's officials highlights the reach of God's influence, even among those who were not part of the Israelite community.<p><b>who feared the word of the LORD</b><br>The fear of the LORD here indicates a recognition of God's power and authority. This fear is not merely terror but a reverential awe and respect for God's commands and warnings. In the context of the plagues, it shows that some Egyptians acknowledged the reality and power of the God of Israel. This fear is similar to the fear of the LORD described in <a href="/proverbs/1-7.htm">Proverbs 1:7</a>, which is the beginning of knowledge. It also foreshadows the eventual acknowledgment of God's power by the Egyptians during the Exodus.<p><b>hurried to bring their servants and livestock to shelter</b><br>This action demonstrates a practical response to the warning given by God through Moses. The officials' decision to protect their servants and livestock shows a belief in the impending judgment and a desire to preserve life and property. It reflects a contrast between those who heed God's warnings and those who do not, as seen in the broader narrative of the plagues. This act of taking shelter can be seen as a type of seeking refuge in God, akin to the protection offered by the blood of the Passover lamb, which is a type of Christ's sacrificial protection for believers.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/pharaoh's_officials.htm">Pharaoh's Officials</a></b><br>These are the Egyptian officials serving under Pharaoh. Some of them are beginning to recognize the power and authority of the God of Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The God of Israel, who is demonstrating His power through the plagues in Egypt to compel Pharaoh to release the Israelites.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/servants_and_livestock.htm">Servants and Livestock</a></b><br>The possessions and people under the care of the Egyptian officials, who are at risk due to the impending plague.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/shelter.htm">Shelter</a></b><br>A place of safety where the officials hurriedly brought their servants and livestock to protect them from the coming plague.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_plague_of_hail.htm">The Plague of Hail</a></b><br>This is the seventh plague that God sends upon Egypt, a demonstration of His power and a judgment against the Egyptians.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_fear_of_the_lord_leads_to_wisdom.htm">The Fear of the Lord Leads to Wisdom</a></b><br>Recognizing and respecting God's authority is the beginning of wisdom. The officials who feared the Lord acted wisely to protect their people and possessions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_requires_action.htm">Faith Requires Action</a></b><br>True faith is demonstrated through actions. The officials' decision to bring their servants and livestock to shelter shows that faith is not passive but active.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_mercy_in_judgment.htm">God's Mercy in Judgment</a></b><br>Even in the midst of judgment, God provides a way of escape for those who heed His warnings. This reflects His mercy and desire for repentance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_influence_of_godly_fear.htm">The Influence of Godly Fear</a></b><br>The fear of the Lord can influence even those who are not part of God's covenant people, as seen in the actions of Pharaoh's officials.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_heeding_god's_warnings.htm">The Importance of Heeding God's Warnings</a></b><br>Ignoring God's warnings can lead to destruction, while heeding them can lead to preservation and blessing.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 9</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_swearing.htm">Why does God cause people's hearts to harden?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/benefits_of_studying_theology.htm">Why did God kill Egypt's firstborn children?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_scripture_show_collective_punishment.htm">Ezekiel 33:17 – If God’s ways are truly just, why do we see instances of collective punishment and suffering elsewhere in Scripture? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/if_god_hardened_pharaoh's_heart,_is_he_guilty.htm">(Exodus 11:9-10) If Pharaoh's heart was divinely hardened, how is he personally culpable for resisting the requests to free the Israelites?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(20, 21) <span class= "bld">He that feared</span> . . . --<span class= "ital">Some</span> 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" (<a href="/acts/28-24.htm" title="And some believed the things which were spoken, and some believed not.">Acts 28:24</a>). The result was death, both to the cattle and their keepers (<a href="/exodus/9-19.htm" title="Send therefore now, and gather your cattle, and all that you have in the field; for on every man and beast which shall be found in the field, and shall not be brought home, the hail shall come down on them, and they shall die.">Exodus 9:19</a>). (Comp. <a href="/joshua/10-11.htm" title="And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to Bethhoron, that the LORD cast down great stones from heaven on them to Azekah, and they died: they were more which died with hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.">Joshua 10:11</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 20.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">He that feared the word of the Lord among the servants of Pharaoh</span>. 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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/9-20.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Those among Pharaoh’s</span><br /><span class="heb">פַּרְעֹ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(par·‘ōh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6547.htm">Strong's 6547: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pharaoh -- a title of Egypt kings</span><br /><br /><span class="word">officials</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵֽעַבְדֵ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(mê·‘aḇ·ḏê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> </span><span class="str2">Slave, servant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who feared</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיָּרֵא֙</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yā·rê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3372.htm">Strong's 3372: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the word</span><br /><span class="heb">דְּבַ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(də·ḇar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a matter, thing, a cause</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">hurried to bring</span><br /><span class="heb">הֵנִ֛יס</span> <span class="translit">(hê·nîs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5127.htm">Strong's 5127: </a> </span><span class="str2">To flit, vanish away</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their servants</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲבָדָ֥יו</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> </span><span class="str2">Slave, servant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and livestock</span><br /><span class="heb">מִקְנֵ֖הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(miq·nê·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4735.htm">Strong's 4735: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something bought, property, livestock, acquisition</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">shelter,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבָּתִּֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(hab·bāt·tîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/9-20.htm">Exodus 9:20 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/9-20.htm">Exodus 9:20 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/9-20.htm">Exodus 9:20 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/9-20.htm">Exodus 9:20 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/9-20.htm">Exodus 9:20 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/9-20.htm">Exodus 9:20 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/9-20.htm">Exodus 9:20 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/9-20.htm">Exodus 9:20 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/9-20.htm">Exodus 9:20 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/9-20.htm">Exodus 9:20 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/9-20.htm">OT Law: Exodus 9:20 Those who feared the word of Yahweh (Exo. 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