Hebrew Bible Study
Hebrew Bible Study

Commentary for Exodus 9:20

הַיָּרֵא֙ אֶת־דְּבַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה מֵֽעַבְדֵ֖י פַּרְעֹ֑ה הֵנִ֛יס אֶת־עֲבָדָ֥יו וְאֶת־מִקְנֵ֖הוּ אֶל־הַבָּתִּֽים׃

He that feared the word of the LORD among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses;

Rashi on Exodus

הניס means HE MADE THEM FLEE.
Ask RabbiBookmarkShareCopy

Sforno on Exodus

הירא את דבר ה' הניס, G’d continues explaining to Moses that the reason He had told Moses to advise the Egyptians to bring their cattle under cover was that he knew that anyone genuinely afraid of G’d’s warnings would avail himself of this warning and save himself and his herds.
Ask RabbiBookmarkShareCopy
Previous VerseFull ChapterNext Verse