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Yet the heartוַ לֵבof Pharaohפַּרְעֹהbecame obstinate,יֶּחֱזַקand he did notוְלֹאlistenשָׁמַעto them,אֲלֵהֶםasכַּאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהhad said.דִּבֶּר
Exodus 7:13
Study it in the app“Yet the heart of Pharaoh became obstinate, and he did not listen to them, as YHWH had said.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 7:13, word by word
- Yet 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- became obstinateיֶּחֱזַקyechezak
be stubborn
To harden the heart, become stubborn.
Where else “yechezak” appears- listenשָׁמַעshama
listen
To pay close attention, or heed a plea.
Where else “shama” appears- 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- had saidדִּבֶּרdiber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “diber” appears
The context
12Each man threw down his staff, and they became serpents; but the staff of Aaron swallowed their staffs.
13 · This verse (above)
14YHWH said to Moses, “The heart of Pharaoh is insensitive; he refuses to let the people go.