So the heartוַ לֵבof Pharaohפַּרְעֹהbecame obstinate,יֶּחֱזַקand he did notוְלֹאletשִׁלַּחthe sonsאֶת בְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלgo,שִׁלַּחasכַּאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהhad spokenדִּבֶּרthroughבְּיַדMoses.מֹשֶׁה
Exodus 9:35
Study it in the app“So the heart of Pharaoh became obstinate, and he did not let the sons of Israel go, as YHWH had spoken through Moses.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 9:35, word by word
- So 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- letשִׁלַּחshilach
let go
To set free, release.
Where else “shilach” appears- the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- 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.
Where else “yisrael” 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 spokenדִּבֶּרdiber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “diber” appears- throughיַדyad
through
Literally "by the hand of": that person is the one who does it or carries it.
Where else “yad” 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 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)