Exodus 10 · Verse 20

Exodus 10:20

But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go.
Exodus 10:20, King James Version

Exodus 10:20 in other translations

BSBBut the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not let the Israelites go.
WEBBut the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he didn’t let the children of Israel go.
ASVBut Jehovah hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he did not let the children of Israel go.
YLTand Jehovah strengtheneth the heart of Pharaoh, and he hath not sent the sons of Israel away.
DARBYAnd Jehovah made Pharaoh's heart stubborn, and he did not let the children of Israel go.
BBEBut the Lord made Pharaoh's heart hard, and he did not let the children of Israel go.
WebsterBut the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go.

What does Exodus 10:20 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 10:12-20

God bids Moses stretch out his hand; locusts came at the call. An army might more easily have been resisted than this host of insects. Who then is able to stand before the great God? They covered the face of the earth, and ate up the fruit of it. Herbs grow for the service of man; yet when God pleases, insects shall plunder him, and eat the bread out of his mouth. Let our labour be, not for the habitation and meat…

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Exodus 10:20 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיְחַזֵּ֥קvay.cha.Zekand he made strongH2388
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
לֵ֣בlev[the] heart ofH3820
פַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhPharaohH6547
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808
שִׁלַּ֖חshi.Lachhe let goH7971
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei[the] people ofH1121
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃\ \פYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478

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Cross references for Exodus 10:20

  • Exodus 4:21

    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.

  • Exodus 11:10

    And Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh: and the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go out of his land.

  • Deuteronomy 2:30

    But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him: for the Lord thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into thy hand, as appeareth this day.

  • Isaiah 6:9-10

    And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not. Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.

  • Exodus 9:12

    And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them; as the Lord had spoken unto Moses.

  • Exodus 7:13-14

    And he hardened Pharaoh’s heart, that he hearkened not unto them; as the Lord had said. And the Lord said unto Moses, Pharaoh’s heart is hardened, he refuseth to let the people go.

  • John 12:39-40

    Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias said again, He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.

  • Romans 9:18

    Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth.

  • 2 Thessalonians 2:11-12

    And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
4:21; 7:13,14; 9:12; 11:10; De 2:30; Isa 6:9,10; Joh 12:39,40
Ro 9:18; 2Th 2:11,12

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Context

  • Exodus 10:19

    And the Lord turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the locusts, and cast them into the Red sea; there remained not one locust in all the coasts of Egypt.

  • Exodus 10:20

    But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go.

  • Exodus 10:21

    And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt.

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Exodus 10:20 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Mas Jehová endureció el corazón de Faraón; y no envió los hijos de Israel.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et l’ Éternel endurcit le cœur du Pharaon, et il ne laissa point aller les fils d’Israël.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Jehova verhärtete das Herz des Pharao, und er ließ die Kinder Israel nicht ziehen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et induravit Dominus cor Pharaonis, nec dimisit filios Israël.