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Whoeverהַfearedיָּרֵאthe wordאֶת דְּבַרof YHWHיְהוָהamongמֵthe servantsעַבְדֵיof Pharaohפַּרְעֹהmadeהֵנִיסhis servantsאֶת עֲבָדָיוand his livestockוְאֶת מִקְנֵהוּfleeהֵנִיסintoאֶלthe houses;הַבָּתִּים
Exodus 9:20
Study it in the app“Whoever feared the word of YHWH among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his livestock flee into the houses;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 9:20, word by word
- fearedיָּרֵאyare
revere
To revere God, or honor one's parents.
Where else “yare” appears- the wordדְּבַרdevar
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devar” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- the servantsעַבְדֵיavde
servant
Someone who works for another, or a king's official.
Where else “avde” appears- of Pharaohפַּרְעֹהparo
Pharaoh
Pharaoh: the title of the kings of Egypt, not a personal name.
Where else “paro” appears- madeהֵנִיסhenis
flee
To run off to get away from a danger or an enemy.
Where else “henis” appears- and his livestockמִקְנֵmikne
livestock
Livestock: the animals someone owns, as property.
Where else “mikne” appears- the housesבָּתִּיםbatim
house
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “batim” appears
The context
19So now, send, bring to safety your livestock and all that you have in the field; every person and animal that is found in the field and is not brought home, the hail will come down on them, and they will die.”’”
20 · This verse (above)
21but whoever did not pay attention to the word of YHWH left his servants and his livestock in the field.