Exodus 9:12
And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had spoken unto Moses.
KJV
Induravitque Dominus cor Pharaonis, et non audivit eos, sicut locutus est Dominus ad Moysen.
Vulgate
ἐσκλήρυνεν δὲ Κύριος τὴν καρδίαν Φαραώ, καὶ οὐκ εἰσήκουσεν αὐτῶν, καθὰ συνέταξεν Κύριος.
LXX
And Jehovah hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them, as Jehovah had spoken unto Moses.
ASV
וַ/יְחַזֵּ֤ק יְהוָה֙ אֶת לֵ֣ב פַּרְעֹ֔ה וְ/לֹ֥א שָׁמַ֖ע אֲלֵ/הֶ֑ם כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֛ר דִּבֶּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל מֹשֶֽׁה
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
11 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
הֶחֱזִ֗יק
hchzyq
verb · 289×
י
y
noun · 591×
יְדַבֵּ֥ר
ydbr
verb · 1134×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
מֹשֶׁ֔ה
mshh
proper_noun · 750×
פַּרְעֹ֔ה
pr'h
proper_noun · 267×
שִׁמְעוּ
shm'v
verb · 1157×
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
God said to Moses: "I will harden Pharaoh's heart." Here God is said to harden when He does not soften, but rather continues to act upon the already hard heart. God does not work evil in us — that is, He does not create fresh evil — but He carries along by His omnipotence the evil will which He finds in us. Since God moves and actuates all in all, He necessarily moves and acts …
Cross-references
- Exod 4:21 — And the LORD said unto Moses, When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put in thine hand: but I will harden his heart, that he shall not le
- Exod 4:21 — And the LORD said unto Moses, When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put in thine hand: but I will harden his heart, that he shall not le