Exodus 7:13
11 But Pharaoh called the wise men and sorcerers and magicians of Egypt, and they also did the same things by their magic arts.
12 Each one threw down his staff, and it became a serpent. But Aaron’s staff swallowed up the other staffs.
Still, Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said.
14 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Pharaoh’s heart is unyielding; he refuses to let the people go.
15 Go to Pharaoh in the morning as you see him walking out to the water. Wait on the bank of the Nile to meet him, and take in your hand the staff that was changed into a snake.
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
- Still, Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said.
- KJV
- And he hardened Pharaoh’s heart, that he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.
- WEB
- Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he didn’t listen to them, as the LORD had spoken.
- ASV
- And Pharaoh`s heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as Jehovah had spoken.
- DARBY
- And Pharaoh's heart was stubborn, and he hearkened not to them, as Jehovah had said.
- BLB
- And the heart of Pharaoh was strengthened, and he did not listen to them, as YHWH had spoken.
- ÅB
- Men Faraos hjerte ble forherdet, og han hørte ikke på dem, slik som Herren hadde sagt.
- OTB
- Men faraos hjerte forble hardt, og han lyttet ikke til dem, akkurat som Herren hadde sagt.
- B1930
- Men Faraos hjerte blev forherdet, og han hørte ikke på dem, således som Herren hadde sagt.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
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.
Read in contextExodus 8:15
When Pharaoh saw that there was relief, however, he hardened his heart and would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the LORD had said.
Read in contextZechariah 7:11–12
But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing.
Read in contextExodus 10:27
But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he was unwilling to let them go.
Read in contextHebrews 3:13
But exhort one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.
Read in contextExodus 10:1
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart and the hearts of his officials, that I may perform these miraculous signs of Mine among them,
Read in contextRomans 1:28
Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.
Read in contextRomans 2:5
But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.
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