Exodus 9:35

“So the heart of Pharaoh became obstinate, and he did not let the sons of Israel go, as YHWH had spoken through Moses.”

Exodus 9:35 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 9:35, word by word

So 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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became obstinateיֶּחֱזַקyechezak

be stubborn

To harden the heart, become stubborn.

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letשִׁלַּחshilach

let go

To set free, release.

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the sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

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of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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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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had spokenדִּבֶּרdiber

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

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throughיַדyad

through

Literally "by the hand of": that person is the one who does it or carries it.

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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 context

34But when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunder had ceased, he sinned again and made his heart insensitive, he and his servants.

35 · This verse (above)

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