And I,וַאֲנִיlook,הִנְIנִיam makingמְחַזֵּקthe heartאֶת לֵבof the Egyptiansמִצְרַיִםobstinate,מְחַזֵּקso that they will go inוְיָבֹאוּafter them;אַחֲרֵיהֶםand I will gain gloryוְאִכָּבְדָהover Pharaohבְּפַרְעֹהand over allוּבְכָלhis army,חֵילוֹhis chariots,בְּרִכְבּוֹand his horsemen.וּבְפָרָשָׁיו
Exodus 14:17
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Exodus 14:17, word by word
- am makingמְחַזֵּקmechazek
be stubborn
To harden the heart, become stubborn.
Where else “mechazek” appears- the heartלֵבlev
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “lev” appears- of the Egyptiansמִצְרַיִםmitsrayim
Egyptian
Egyptian.
Where else “mitsrayim” appears- so that they will go inיָבֹאוּyavou
enter
To go into a place.
Where else “yavou” appears- and I will gain gloryאִכָּבְדָהikavda
honor
Literally "give weight": to hold someone in high regard.
Where else “ikavda” appears- over Pharaohפַרְעֹהfaro
Pharaoh
Pharaoh: the title of the kings of Egypt, not a personal name.
Where else “faro” appears- his armyחֵילchel
army
A body of soldiers, a king's armed force.
Where else “chel” appears- his chariotsרִכְבּrichb
chariot
War chariots.
Where else “richb” appears- and his horsemenפָרָשָׁיfarashay
horseman
A soldier who fights mounted on a horse.
Where else “farashay” appears
The context
16And you, lift up your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea and split it, so that the sons of Israel may go into the midst of the sea on dry ground.
17 · This verse (above)
18And the Egyptians will know that I am YHWH, when I gain glory over Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen.”