Exodus 7 · Verse 23

Exodus 7:23

And Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he set his heart to this also.
Exodus 7:23, King James Version

Exodus 7:23 in other translations

BSBInstead, Pharaoh turned around, went into his palace, and did not take any of this to heart.
WEBPharaoh turned and went into his house, and he didn’t even take this to heart.
ASVAnd Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he lay even this to heart.
YLTand Pharaoh turneth and goeth in unto his house, and hath not set his heart even to this;
DARBYAnd Pharaoh turned and went into his house, and took not this to heart either.
BBEThen Pharaoh went into his house, and did not take even this to heart.
WebsterAnd Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he regard this also.

What does Exodus 7:23 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 7:14-25

Here is the first of the ten plagues, the turning of the water into blood. It was a dreadful plague. The sight of such vast rolling streams of blood could not but strike horror. Nothing is more common than water: so wisely has Providence ordered it, and so kindly, that what is so needful and serviceable to the comfort of human life, should be cheap and almost every where to be had; but now the Egyptians must either…

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Exodus 7:23 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.

וַיִּ֣פֶןvai.Yi.fenand he turnedH6437
פַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhPharaohH6547
וַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'and he wentH935
אֶל\־'el-intoH413
בֵּית֑וֹbei.Tohouse hisH1004
וְלֹא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
שָׁ֥תshathe setH7896
לִבּ֖וֹli.Boheart hisH3820
גַּם\־gam-alsoH1571
לָזֹֽאת\׃la.Zotto thisH2063

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Cross references for Exodus 7:23

  • Psalms 62:10

    Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.

  • Ezekiel 40:4

    And the man said unto me, Son of man, behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears, and set thine heart upon all that I shall shew thee; for to the intent that I might shew them unto thee art thou brought hither: declare all that thou seest to the house of Israel.

  • Habakkuk 1:5

    Behold ye among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marvellously: for I will work a work in your days, which ye will not believe, though it be told you.

  • Proverbs 22:17

    Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.

  • Jeremiah 36:24

    Yet they were not afraid, nor rent their garments, neither the king, nor any of his servants that heard all these words.

  • Deuteronomy 32:46

    And he said unto them, Set your hearts unto all the words which I testify among you this day, which ye shall command your children to observe to do, all the words of this law.

  • Proverbs 24:32

    Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.

  • Proverbs 29:1

    He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.

  • Jeremiah 5:3

    O Lord, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.

  • Amos 4:7-12

    And also I have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered. So two or three cities wandered unto one city, to drink water; but they were not satisfied: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord. I have smitten you with blasting and mildew: when your gardens and your vineyards and your fig trees and your olive trees increased, the palmerworm devoured them: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord. I have sent among you the pestilence after the manner of Egypt: your young men have I slain with the sword, and have taken away your horses; and I have made the stink of your camps to come up unto your nostrils: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord. …

  • Exodus 9:21

    And he that regarded not the word of the Lord left his servants and his cattle in the field.

  • 1 Samuel 4:20

    And about the time of her death the women that stood by her said unto her, Fear not; for thou hast born a son. But she answered not, neither did she regard it.

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9:21; De 32:46; 1Sa 4:20; *marg:
Job 7:17; Ps 62:10; Pr 22:17; 24:32; *marg:
Pr 29:1; Isa 26:11; Jer 5:3; 36:24; Eze 40:4; Am 4:7-12; Hab 1:5
Mal 2:2

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Context

  • Exodus 7:22

    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.

  • Exodus 7:23

    And Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he set his heart to this also.

  • Exodus 7:24

    And all the Egyptians digged round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river.

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Exodus 7:23 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y tornando Faraón volvióse á su casa, y no puso su corazón aun en esto.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et le Pharaon se tourna, et entra dans sa maison, et n’appliqua pas son cœur à cela non plus.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und der Pharao wandte sich und ging in sein Haus und nahm auch dies nicht zu Herzen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Avertitque se, et ingressus est domum suam, nec apposuit cor etiam hac vice.