Exodus 7:14

“YHWH said to Moses, “The heart of Pharaoh is insensitive; he refuses to let the people go.”

Exodus 7:14 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 7:14, word by word

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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saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe

Moses

Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).

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“The heartלֵבlev

heart

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

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of Pharaohפַּרְעֹהparo

Pharaoh

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

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is insensitiveכָּבֵדkaved

slow

Clumsy and slow of speech, as if the tongue were heavy.

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he refusesמֵאֵןmeen

refuse

Refuse, be unwilling.

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to letשַׁלַּחshalach

let go

To set free, release.

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the peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

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The context

13Yet the heart of Pharaoh became obstinate, and he did not listen to them, as YHWH had said.

14 · This verse (above)

15Go to Pharaoh in the morning; look, he is going out to the water. Station yourself to meet him on the bank of the Nile, and the staff that was turned into a serpent you shall take in your hand.

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