YHWHיְהוָהsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלMoses,מֹשֶׁה“The heartלֵבof Pharaohפַּרְעֹהis insensitive;כָּבֵדhe refusesמֵאֵןto letלְשַׁלַּחthe peopleהָעָםgo.שַׁלַּח
Exodus 7:14
Study it in the app“YHWH said to Moses, “The heart of Pharaoh is insensitive; he refuses to let the people go.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.
Where else “yehva” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- 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).
Where else “moshe” 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- is insensitiveכָּבֵדkaved
slow
Clumsy and slow of speech, as if the tongue were heavy.
Where else “kaved” appears- he refusesמֵאֵןmeen
refuse
Refuse, be unwilling.
Where else “meen” appears- to letשַׁלַּחshalach
let go
To set free, release.
Where else “shalach” appears- the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears
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.