Whoever didn’t respect Yahweh’s word left his servants and his livestock in the field.
Parallel translations
- KJV And he that regarded not the word of the LORD left his servants and his cattle in the field.
- BSB but those who disregarded the word of the LORD left their servants and livestock in the field.
- NKJV But he who did not regard the word of the Lord left his servants and his livestock in the field.
- NASB but everyone who did not pay regard to the word of the Lord left his servants and his livestock in the field.
- NLT But those who paid no attention to the word of the Lord left theirs out in the open.
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Quick answer
Others ignored God's word and left their servants and animals exposed. Disregarding God's warning brought loss.
Overview
The contrast with the previous verse sharply divides Egyptians by their response to God's word. Those who 'didn't respect' the warning suffer needless loss, illustrating the cost of unbelief. The episode shows that heeding or despising God's word has real consequences. It reinforces that judgment falls especially on those who disregard clear divine warning.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 8
- Dan 10:12Then he said to me, Don’t be afraid, Daniel; for from the first day that you set your heart to understand, and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard: and I have come for your words’ sake.
- Job 7:17What is man, that you should magnify him, that you should set your mind on him,
- Prov 24:32Then I saw, and considered well. I saw, and received instruction:
- Exod 7:23Pharaoh turned and went into his house, and he didn’t even take this to heart.
- Job 34:14If he set his heart on himself, If he gathered to himself his spirit and his breath,
- 1 Sam 4:20About the time of her death the women who stood by her said to her, “Don’t be afraid; for you have given birth to a son.” But she didn’t answer, neither did she regard it.
- 1 Chr 22:19Now set your heart and your soul to follow Yahweh your God. Arise therefore, and build the sanctuary of Yahweh God, to bring the ark of Yahweh’s covenant and the holy vessels of God into the house that is to be built for Yahweh’s name.”
- Ezek 40:4The man said to me, Son of man, see with your eyes, and hear with your ears, and set your heart on all that I shall show you; for, to the intent that I may show them to you, you are brought here: declare all that you see to the house of Israel.
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The Passover lamb whose blood turns away death, the exodus through the sea, the manna, the rock, and the tabernacle where God dwells with his people all foreshadow Jesus — our Passover, our redemption, the bread from heaven, and God-with-us in the flesh.
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