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Exodus 8:15 — King James Version← Study notes

But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart, and hearkened not unto them; as the Lord had said.


Exodus 8:15Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Exodus 8:1516 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/יֹּאמְר֤וּwayōʾmərw
and they saidconjH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
הַֽ/חַרְטֻמִּים֙haḥarəṭumiym
the magiciansparticleH2748
אֶלʾel
topronH413
according to · after · against · among ···
פַּרְעֹ֔הparəʿōh
PharaohnounH6547
אֶצְבַּ֥עʾeṣəbaʿ
is the finger ofnounH676
toe
אֱלֹהִ֖יםʾĕlōhiym
GodnounH430
exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···
הִ֑ואhiwʾ
itprepH1931
as for her · him · it · the same ···
וַ/יֶּחֱזַ֤קwayeḥĕzaq
and it was strongconjH2388
amend · calker · catch · cleave ···
לֵבlēb
the heart ofnounH3820
care for · consent · considered · courag ···
פַּרְעֹה֙parəʿōh
PharaohnounH6547
וְ/לֹֽאwəlōʾ
and notconjH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
שָׁמַ֣עšāmaʿ
he listenedverbH8085
attentively · carefully · certainly · consent ···
אֲלֵ/הֶ֔םʾălēhem
to thempronH413
according to · after · against · among ···
כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֖רkaʾăšer
just aspronH834
after · alike · because · every ···
דִּבֶּ֥רdiber
he had saidverbH1696
appoint · bid · command · commune ···
יְהוָֽהyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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Carlos RiveraNote1mo ago
The Moment Pharaoh Hardens His Heart
We read all these verses about 'God hardened Pharaoh's heart' and argue about determinism versus free will. But then you hit verse 15 and see Pharaoh himself hardening his heart - his choice, his agen...
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