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Exodus 10:20

IsraelPharaoh
Pride

18 So Moses left Pharaoh’s presence and appealed to the LORD.

19 And the LORD changed the wind to a very strong west wind that carried off the locusts and blew them into the Red Sea. Not a single locust remained anywhere in Egypt.

But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not let the Israelites go.

21 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven, so that darkness may spread over the land of Egypt—a palpable darkness.”

22 So Moses stretched out his hand toward heaven, and total darkness covered all the land of Egypt for three days.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not let the Israelites go.
KJV
But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go.
WEB
But the LORD 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.
DARBY
And Jehovah made Pharaoh's heart stubborn, and he did not let the children of Israel go.
BLB
And YHWH strengthened the heart of Pharaoh, and he did not send out the sons of Israel.
ÅB
Men Herren forherdet Faraos hjerte, så han ikke lot Israels barn fare.
OTB
Men Herren gjorde faraos hjerte hardt, og han tillot ikke israelittene å dra.
B1930
Men Herren forherdet Faraos hjerte, så han ikke lot Israels barn fare.

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Cross references

  • Exodus 4:21

    The 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.

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  • Exodus 11:10

    Moses 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.

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  • Deuteronomy 2:30

    But 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.

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  • Isaiah 6:9–10

    And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’

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  • Exodus 9:12

    But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said to Moses.

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  • Exodus 7:13–14

    Still, Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said.

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  • John 12:39–40

    For this reason they were unable to believe. For again, Isaiah says:

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  • Romans 9:18

    Therefore God has mercy on whom He wants to have mercy, and He hardens whom He wants to harden.

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