Bible Strands
Exodus 9:19
So give orders now to shelter your livestock and everything you have in the field. Every man or beast that remains in the field and is not brought inside will die when the hail comes down upon them.’”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God speaks to Pharaoh through Moses, delivering a warning immediately after declaring the severity of the coming hail. The command is issued at the precise moment of divine announcement, just before the ninth plague begins.
The words — The Hebrew וְ/עַתָּ֗ה (ve./'a.Tah) and שְׁלַ֤ח (she.Lach) literally render "and/ therefore" and "send," forming the urgent directive to act now. The verb הָעֵז (ha.'Ez) carries the concrete sense of driving animals into refuge or shelter.
The thread — This sheltering command is directly fulfilled in Exodus 9:20, where officials who feared the Lord hurried to bring their livestock inside. The pattern of God's declared deeds prompting reverence also surfaces in Habakkuk 3:2.
Why it lands — The text demands immediate physical obedience to protect what is in the field from certain destruction. It asks the reader to recognize that divine warnings require concrete action, not merely acknowledgment.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Habakkuk 3:2 O LORD, I have heard the report of You; I stand in awe, O LORD, of Your deeds. Revive them in these years; make them known in these years. In Your wrath, remember mercy!