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Selected Verse: Exodus 7:13 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ex 7:13 |
King James |
And he hardened Pharaoh's heart, that he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| And he hardened - Or Pharaoh's heart was hardened. See Exo 4:21. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| And he harden'd Pharaoh's heart - That is, permitted it to be hardened. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| And he hardened Pharaoh's heart - ויחזק לב פרעה vaiyechezak leb Paroh, "And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened," the identical words which in Exo 7:22 are thus translated, and which should have been rendered in the same way here, lest the hardening, which was evidently the effect of his own obstinate shutting of his eyes against the truth, should be attributed to God. See Clarke's note on Exo 4:21. |
21 And the LORD said unto Moses, When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put in thine hand: but I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go.
21 And the LORD said unto Moses, When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put in thine hand: but I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go.
22 And the magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, neither did he hearken unto them; as the LORD had said.