Exodus 9 · Verse 7

Exodus 9:7

And Pharaoh sent, and, behold, there was not one of the cattle of the Israelites dead. And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the people go.
Exodus 9:7, King James Version

Exodus 9:7 in other translations

BSBPharaoh sent officials and found that none of the livestock of the Israelites had died. But Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not let the people go.
WEBPharaoh sent, and, behold, there was not so much as one of the livestock of the Israelites dead. But the heart of Pharaoh was stubborn, and he didn’t let the people go.
ASVAnd Pharaoh sent, and, behold, there was not so much as one of the cattle of the Israelites dead. But the heart of Pharaoh was stubborn, and he did not let the people go.
YLTand Pharaoh sendeth, and lo, not even one of the cattle of Israel hath died, and the heart of Pharaoh is hard, and he hath not sent the people away.
DARBYAnd Pharaoh sent, and behold, there was not one of the cattle of the Israelites dead. But the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the people go.
BBEAnd Pharaoh sent and got word that there was no loss of any of the cattle of Israel. But the heart of Pharaoh was hard and he did not let the people go.
WebsterAnd Pharaoh sent, and behold, there was not one of the cattle of the Israelites dead. And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the people go.

What does Exodus 9:7 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
7. Pharaoh sent ... there was not one of the cattle of the Israelites dead--The despatch of confidential messengers indicates that he would not give credit to vague reports, and we may conclude that some impression had been made on his mind by that extraordinary exemption, but it was neither a good nor a permanent impression. His pride and obstinacy were in no degree subdued.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 7 And Pharaoh sent, etc. - Finding so many of his own cattle and those of his subjects slain, he sent to see whether the mortality had reached to the cattle of the Israelites, that he might know whether this were a judgment inflicted by their God, and probably designing to replace the lost cattle of the Egyptians with those of the Israelites.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 9:1-7

God will have Israel released, Pharaoh opposes it, and the trial is, whose word shall stand. The hand of the Lord at once is upon the cattle, many of which, some of all kinds, die by a sort of murrain. This was greatly to the loss of the owners; they had made Israel poor, and now God would make them poor. The hand of God is to be seen, even in the sickness and death of cattle; for a sparrow falls not to the ground…

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Exodus 9:7 in the original Hebrew

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וַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.Lachand he sentH7971
פַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhPharaohH6547
וְהִנֵּ֗הve.hi.Nehand there!H2009
לֹא\־lo'-notH3808
מֵ֛תmetit had diedH4191
מִמִּקְנֵ֥הmi.mik.Nehany of [the] livestock ofH4735
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
עַד\־'ad-up toH5704
אֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadoneH259
וַיִּכְבַּד֙vai.yikh.Badand it was unresponsiveH3513
לֵ֣בlev[the] heart ofH3820
פַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhPharaohH6547
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808
שִׁלַּ֖חshi.Lachhe let goH7971
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הָעָֽם\׃\ \פha.'Amthe peopleH5971

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Cross references for Exodus 9:7

  • Exodus 7:14

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

  • Exodus 8:32

    And Pharaoh hardened his heart at this time also, neither would he let the people go.

  • Job 9:4

    He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered?

  • Proverbs 29:1

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

  • Romans 9:18

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

  • Daniel 5:20

    But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him:

  • Isaiah 48:4

    Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass;

  • Exodus 9:12

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

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the heart.
12; 7:14; 8:32; Job 9:4; Pr 29:1; Isa 48:4; Da 5:20; Ro 9:18

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Exodus 9:6

    And the Lord did that thing on the morrow, and all the cattle of Egypt died: but of the cattle of the children of Israel died not one.

  • Exodus 9:7

    And Pharaoh sent, and, behold, there was not one of the cattle of the Israelites dead. And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the people go.

  • Exodus 9:8

    And the Lord said unto Moses and unto Aaron, Take to you handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward the heaven in the sight of Pharaoh.

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Exodus 9:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Entonces Faraón envió, y he aquí que del ganado de los hijos de Israel no había muerto uno. Mas el corazón de Faraón se agravó, y no dejó ir al pueblo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et le Pharaon envoya, et voici, il n’y avait pas même une seule bête morte des troupeaux des Israélites. Et le cœur du Pharaon s’endurcit, et il ne laissa point aller le peuple.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und der Pharao sandte hin, und siehe, von dem Vieh Israels war auch nicht eines gestorben. Aber das Herz des Pharao verstockte sich, und er ließ das Volk nicht ziehen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et misit Pharao ad videndum: nec erat quidquam mortuum de his quæ possidebat Israël. Ingravatumque est cor Pharaonis, et non dimisit populum.