Exodus 14:4

“I will make Pharaoh’s heart obstinate, and he will pursue them, and I will gain glory over Pharaoh and over all his army; and the Egyptians will know that I am YHWH.” And they did so.”

Exodus 14:4 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 14:4, word by word

I will makeחִזַּקְתִּיchizakti

be stubborn

To harden the heart, become stubborn.

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Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹהparo

Pharaoh

Pharaoh: the title of the kings of Egypt, not a personal name.

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heartלֵבlev

heart

The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.

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and he will pursueרָדַףradaf

pursue

To go after someone to catch them.

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and I will gain gloryאִכָּבְדָהikavda

honor

Literally "give weight": to hold someone in high regard.

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his armyחֵילchel

army

A body of soldiers, a king's armed force.

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and the Egyptiansמִצְרַיִםmitsrayim

Egyptian

Egyptian.

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will knowיָדְעוּyadu

acknowledge

To acknowledge YHWH: admit that he is God.

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am 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.

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And they didיַּעֲשׂוּyaasu

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

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The context

3Pharaoh will say of the sons of Israel, ‘They are wandering aimlessly in the land; the wilderness has closed in on them.’

4 · This verse (above)

5When it was told to the king of Egypt that the people had fled, the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was changed toward the people, and they said, “What is this we have done, that we have let Israel go from serving us?”

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