abhorred, &c. Hebrew "stink in the eyes". Figure of speech Catachresis (App-6) for emphasis.
Related Commentaries of Exodus 5:21
Exodus 5:21
21 And they said unto them, The LORD look upon you, and judge; because ye have made our savour to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us.