Exodus 9:20

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“Those among Pharaoh’s officials who feared the word of the LORD hurried to bring their servants and livestock to shelter,”

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BSBPD

“Those among Pharaoh’s officials who feared the word of the LORD hurried to bring their servants and livestock to shelter,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“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;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Exodus 9:20 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 7:23Instead, Pharaoh turned around, went into his palace, and did not take any of this to heart.
  2. Proverbs 13:13He who despises instruction will pay the penalty, but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.
  3. Proverbs 16:16How much better to acquire wisdom than gold! To gain understanding is more desirable than silver.
  4. Proverbs 22:3The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and suffer the consequences.
  5. Proverbs 22:23for the LORD will take up their case and will plunder those who rob them.
  6. Jonah 3:5And the Ninevites believed God. They proclaimed a fast and dressed in sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least.
  7. Mark 13:14So when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
  8. Hebrews 11:7By 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.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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