King James Version
Exodus 9:20 in the King James Version says “He that feared the word of the LORD among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses:” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 9 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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 · KJV
Behold, to morrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egypt since the foundation thereof even until now.
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.
He that feared the word of the LORD among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses:
And he that regarded not the word of the LORD left his servants and his cattle in the field. regarded: Heb. set not his heart unto
And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch forth thine hand toward heaven, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, upon man, and upon beast, and upon every herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt.
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“the word”
H1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
“of the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
“flee”
H5127to flit, i.e., vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“and his cattle”
H4735something bought, i.e., property, but only live stock; abstractly, acquisition
“into the houses”
H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
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