Exodus 10:20 — King James Version← Study notes

“But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go.”

Exodus 10:20 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Exodus 10:2010 words

וַיְחַזֵּקwayəḥazēqAnd fasten

יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD

אֶתʾet—

לֵבlēvHeart

פַּרְעֹהparəʿōhParoh

וְלֹאwəlōʾAnd not

שִׁלַּחšilaḥSend

אֶתʾet—

בְּנֵיbənêSon

יִשְׂרָאֵלyiśərāʾēlHe will rule as God

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיְחַזֵּקwayəḥazēqAnd fasten

יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

לֵבlēvHeart

פַּרְעֹהparəʿōhParoh

וְלֹאwəlōʾAnd not

שִׁלַּחšilaḥSend

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

בְּנֵיbənêSon

יִשְׂרָאֵלyiśərāʾēlHe will rule as God

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