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But YHWHוַ יְהוָהmadeיְחַזֵּקthe heartאֶת לֵבof Pharaohפַּרְעֹהobstinate,יְחַזֵּקand he did notוְלֹאletשִׁלַּחthe sonsאֶת בְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלgo.שִׁלַּח
Exodus 10:20
Study it in the app“But YHWH made the heart of Pharaoh obstinate, and he did not let the sons of Israel go.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 10:20, word by word
- But YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- madeיְחַזֵּקyechazek
be stubborn
To harden the heart, become stubborn.
Where else “yechazek” appears- the heartלֵבlev
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “lev” appears- of Pharaohפַּרְעֹהparo
Pharaoh
Pharaoh: the title of the kings of Egypt, not a personal name.
Where else “paro” appears- letשִׁלַּחshilach
let go
To set free, release.
Where else “shilach” appears- the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears
The context
19And YHWH turned it into a very strong west wind, which lifted the locusts and drove them into the Sea of Reeds; not a single locust remained in all the territory of Egypt.
20 · This verse (above)
21YHWH said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward the sky, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, a darkness that can be felt.”