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The Eighth Plague: Locusts

Exodus 10:20

In 11 translations

BSB
But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not let the Israelites go.Or stiffened or strengthened; also in verse 27
KJV
But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go.
WEB
But Yahweh hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he didn’t let the children of Israel go.
ASV
But Jehovah hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he did not let the children of Israel go.
LSV
and YHWH strengthens the heart of Pharaoh, and he has not sent the sons of Israel away.
YLT
and Jehovah strengtheneth the heart of Pharaoh, and he hath not sent the sons of Israel away.
DBY
And Jehovah made Pharaoh's heart stubborn, and he did not let the children of Israel go.
DRC
And the Lord hardened Pharao’s heart, neither did he let the children of Israel go.
GNV
But the Lord hardened Pharaohs heart, and hee did not let the children of Israel goe.
JPS
But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he did not let the children of Israel go.
LXXE
And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharao, and he did not send away the children of Israel.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיְחַזֵּ֥ק יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־לֵ֣ב פַּרְעֹ֑ה וְלֹ֥א שִׁלַּ֖ח אֶת־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ ἐσκλήρυνε Κύριος τὴν καρδίαν Φαραὼ, καὶ οὐκ ἐξαπέστειλε τοὺς υἱοὺς Ἰσραήλ.

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  • Exodus 4:21The LORD instructed Moses, “When you go back to Egypt, see that you perform before Pharaoh all the wonders that I have put within your power. But I will harden his heart so that he will not let the people go.
  • Exodus 11:10Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh, but the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart so that he would not let the Israelites go out of his land.
  • Deuteronomy 2:30But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass through, for the LORD your God had made his spirit stubborn and his heart obstinate, that He might deliver him into your hand, as is the case this day.
  • Romans 9:18Therefore God has mercy on whom He wants to have mercy, and He hardens whom He wants to harden.
  • Exodus 9:12But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said to Moses.
  • Isaiah 6:9–10And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise…
  • 2 Thessalonians 2:11–12For this reason God will send them a powerful delusion so that they believe the lie, in order that judgment may come upon all who have disbelieved the truth and delighted in wickedness.
  • Exodus 7:13–14Still, Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said. Then the LORD said to Moses, “Pharaoh’s heart is unyielding; he refuses to let the people go.
  • John 12:39–40For this reason they were unable to believe. For again, Isaiah says: “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I…

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