Exodus 7:14

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And Jehovah said unto Moses, Pharaoh's heart is stubborn, he refuseth to let the people go.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה כָּבֵ֖ד לֵ֣ב פַּרְעֹ֑ה מֵאֵ֖ן לְשַׁלַּ֥ח הָעָֽם

Transliteration

And-wayyōʾmer YHWH unto-Mōšeh kāḇēḏ heart-of Parʿōh mēʾēn to-šallaḥ the-ʿām

Grammar Details

*wayyōʾmer*: qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he said
*YHWH*: proper noun - the divine name
*Mōšeh*: proper noun - Moses
*kāḇēḏ*: adjective masculine singular - heavy
*Parʿōh*: proper noun - Pharaoh
*mēʾēn*: piel perfect 3rd masculine singular - he refuses
*šallaḥ*: piel infinitive construct - to send away
*ʿām*: masculine singular noun with definite article - the people

Word Meanings

*kāḇēḏ*: heavy/hardened/stubborn/unresponsive
*mēʾēn*: refuses/is unwilling/declines
*šallaḥ*: send away/let go/release

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Referenced Verses

Exod 8:15 : 15 But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart, and hearkened not unto them; as Jehovah had spoken.
Exod 10:20 : 20 But Jehovah hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he did not let the children of Israel go.
Exod 10:27 : 27 But Jehovah hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he would not let them go.
Exod 10:1 : 1 And Jehovah said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I may show these my signs in the midst of them,
Exod 10:4 : 4 Else, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to-morrow will I bring locusts into thy border:
Isa 1:20 : 20 but if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword; for the mouth of Jehovah hath spoken it.
Jer 8:5 : 5 Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.
Jer 9:6 : 6 Thy habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith Jehovah.
Zech 7:12 : 12 Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which Jehovah of hosts had sent by his Spirit by the former prophets: therefore there came great wrath from Jehovah of hosts.
Heb 12:25 : 25 See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not when they refused him that warned [them] on earth, much more [shall not] we [escape] who turn away from him that [warneth] from heaven:
Exod 9:2 : 2 For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still,
Exod 4:23 : 23 and I have said unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me; and thou hast refused to let him go: behold, I will slay thy son, thy first-born.
Exod 8:2 : 2 And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs:

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Exod 7:13
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13And Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as Jehovah had spoken.
Exod 10:27
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27But Jehovah hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he would not let them go.
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34And when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunders were ceased, he sinned yet more, and hardened his heart, he and his servants.
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Exod 9:12-13
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12And Jehovah hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them; as Jehovah had spoken unto Moses.
13And Jehovah said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
Exod 11:9-10
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9And Jehovah said unto Moses, Pharaoh will not hearken unto you; that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.
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Exod 10:1
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1And Jehovah said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I may show these my signs in the midst of them,
Exod 10:20
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20But Jehovah hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he did not let the children of Israel go.
Exod 8:32
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32And Pharaoh hardened his heart this time also, and he did not let the people go.
Exod 8:15
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15But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart, and hearkened not unto them; as Jehovah had spoken.
Exod 7:22-23
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22And the magicians of Egypt did in like manner with their enchantments: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as Jehovah had spoken.
23And Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he lay even this to heart.
Exod 4:21
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21And Jehovah said unto Moses, When thou goest back into Egypt, see that thou do before Pharaoh all the wonders which I have put in thy hand: but I will harden his heart, and he will not let the people go.
Exod 9:7
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Exod 14:8
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1 Sam 6:6
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Exod 8:19-20
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19Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This is the finger of God: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as Jehovah had spoken.
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Exod 14:3-5
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Exod 7:3-4
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3And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt.
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Exod 9:1-2
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Exod 10:3-4
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Exod 7:15-16
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Exod 6:10-11
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Exod 14:17
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Exod 11:1
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Exod 32:9
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Exod 9:17
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Exod 10:8
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Exod 3:19
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Deut 2:30
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Exod 4:23
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Exod 5:4
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Exod 8:29
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