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But YHWHוַ יְהוָהmadeיְחַזֵּקthe heartאֶת לֵבof Pharaohפַּרְעֹהobstinate,יְחַזֵּקand he was notוְלֹאwillingאָבָהto let them go.לְשַׁלְּחָם
Exodus 10:27
Study it in the app“But YHWH made the heart of Pharaoh obstinate, and he was not willing to let them go.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 10:27, 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- willingאָבָהava
be willing, consent
Be willing, consent, agree to something; with "not", refuse.
Where else “ava” appears- to let them goשַׁלְּחָshalach
let go
To set free, release.
Where else “shalach” appears
The context
26Our livestock also must go with us; not a hoof shall be left behind, for from it we must take to serve YHWH our Elohim, and we do not know with what we must serve YHWH until we arrive there.”
27 · This verse (above)
28Pharaoh said to him, “Get away from me! Take care never again to see my face, for on the day you see my face you will die.”