Exodus 9 · Verse 34

Exodus 9:34

And 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.
Exodus 9:34, King James Version

Exodus 9:34 in other translations

BSBWhen Pharaoh saw that the rain and hail and thunder had ceased, he sinned again and hardened his heart—he and his officials.
WEBWhen Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunders had ceased, he sinned yet more, and hardened his heart, he and his servants.
ASVAnd 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.
YLTand Pharaoh seeth that the rain hath ceased, and the hail and the voices, and he continueth to sin, and hardeneth his heart, he and his servants;
DARBYAnd Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunders had ceased, and he sinned yet more, and hardened his heart, he, and his bondmen.
BBEBut when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the ice-storm and the thunders were ended, he went on sinning, and made his heart hard, he and his servants.
WebsterAnd when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunders had ceased, he sinned yet more, and hardened his heart, he and his servants.

What does Exodus 9:34 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 9:27-35

27-35. Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I have sinned--This awful display of divine displeasure did seriously impress the mind of Pharaoh, and, under the weight of his convictions, he humbles himself to confess he has done wrong in opposing the divine will. At the same time he calls for Moses to intercede for cessation of the calamity. Moses accedes to his earnest wishes, and this…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 34 He sinned yet more, and hardened his heart - These were merely acts of his own; "for who can deny," says Mr. Psalmanazar, "that what God did on Pharaoh was much more proper to soften than to harden his heart; especially when it is observable that it was not till after seeing each miracle, and after the ceasing of each plague, that his heart is said to have been hardened? The verbs here used are in the conjugations pihel and hiphil, and often signify a bare permission, from which it is plain that the words should have been read, God suffered the heart of Pharaoh to be hardened." - Universal Hist., vol. i., p. 494. Note D.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 9:22-35

Woful havoc this hail made: it killed both men and cattle; the corn above ground was destroyed, and that only preserved which as yet was not come up. The land of Goshen was preserved. God causes rain or hail on one city and not on another, either in mercy or in judgment. Pharaoh humbled himself to Moses. No man could have spoken better: he owns himself wrong; he owns that the Lord is righteous; and God must be…

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Exodus 9:34 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.

וַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'and he sawH7200
פַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'OhPharaohH6547
כִּֽי\־ki-thatH3588
חָדַ֨לcha.Dalit had ceasedH2308
הַמָּטָ֧רha.ma.Tarthe rainH4306
וְהַבָּרָ֛דve.ha.ba.Radand the hailH1259
וְהַקֹּלֹ֖תve.ha.ko.Lotand the thunder clapsH6963
וַיֹּ֣סֶףvai.Yo.sefand he repeatedH3254
לַחֲטֹ֑אla.cha.To'to sinH2398
וַיַּכְבֵּ֥דvai.yakh.Bedand he made heavyH3513
לִבּ֖וֹli.Boheart hisH3820
ה֥וּאhu'heH1931
וַעֲבָדָֽיו\׃va.'a.va.Davand servants hisH5650

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Exodus 9:34

  • Exodus 7:14

    And the Lord said unto Moses, Pharaoh’s heart is hardened, he refuseth to let the people go.

  • 2 Chronicles 28:22

    And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the Lord: this is that king Ahaz.

  • Exodus 8:15

    But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart, and hearkened not unto them; as the Lord had said.

  • 2 Chronicles 36:13

    And he also rebelled against king Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God: but he stiffened his neck, and hardened his heart from turning unto the Lord God of Israel.

  • 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.

  • 2 Chronicles 33:23

    And humbled not himself before the Lord, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; but Amon trespassed more and more.

  • Ecclesiastes 8:11

    Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.

  • Romans 2:4-5

    Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance? But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
saw.
8:15; Ec 8:11
and hardened.
4:21; 7:14; 2Ch 28:22; 33:23; 36:13; Ro 2:4,5

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Context

  • Exodus 9:33

    And Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread abroad his hands unto the Lord: and the thunders and hail ceased, and the rain was not poured upon the earth.

  • Exodus 9:34

    And 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.

  • Exodus 9:35

    And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, neither would he let the children of Israel go; as the Lord had spoken by Moses.

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Exodus 9:34 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y viendo Faraón que la lluvia había cesado y el granizo y los truenos, perseveró en pecar, y agravó su corazón, él y sus siervos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et le Pharaon vit que la pluie, et la grêle, et les tonnerres, avaient cessé, et il continua de pécher, et il endurcit son cœur, lui et ses serviteurs.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und als der Pharao sah, daß der Regen und der Hagel und der Donner aufgehört hatten, da fuhr er fort zu sündigen und verstockte sein Herz, er und seine Knechte.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Videns autem Pharao quod cessasset pluvia, et grando, et tonitrua, auxit peccatum: