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New Living Translation

Exodus 7:14

Then the Lord said to Moses, "Pharaoh's heart is stubborn, and he still refuses to let the people go.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Judgments;   Plague;   The Topic Concordance - Sending and Those Sent;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Offerings;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Nile;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Foreknowledge;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Plague;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Exodus, Book of;   Glory;   Rod, Staff;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Exodus;   Hexateuch;   Moses;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Hardening;   Hardening of Heart;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Plagues of egypt;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Plagues of Egypt;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Exodus, the Book of;   Harden;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
The LORD said to Moshe, "Par`oh's heart is stubborn. He refuses to let the people go.
King James Version
And the Lord said unto Moses, Pharaoh's heart is hardened, he refuseth to let the people go.
Lexham English Bible
And Yahweh said to Moses, "Pharaoh's heart is insensitive; he refuses to release the people.
New Century Version
Then the Lord said to Moses, "The king is being stubborn and refuses to let the people go.
New English Translation
The Lord said to Moses, "Pharaoh's heart is hard; he refuses to release the people.
Amplified Bible
Then the LORD said to Moses, "Pharaoh's heart is hard; he refuses to let the people go.
New American Standard Bible
Then the LORD said to Moses, "Pharaoh's heart is stubborn; he refuses to let the people go.
Geneva Bible (1587)
The Lorde then saide vnto Moses, Pharaohs heart is obstinate, hee refuseth to let the people goe.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then Yahweh said to Moses, "Pharaoh's heart is hard with firmness; he refuses to let the people go.
Contemporary English Version
The Lord said to Moses: The Egyptian king stubbornly refuses to change his mind and let the people go.
Complete Jewish Bible
Adonai said to Moshe, "Pharaoh is stubborn. He refuses to let the people go.
Darby Translation
And Jehovah said to Moses, Pharaoh's heart is hardened: he refuseth to let the people go.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then the Lord said to Moses, "Pharaoh is being stubborn. He refuses to let the people go.
English Standard Version
Then the Lord said to Moses, "Pharaoh's heart is hardened; he refuses to let the people go.
George Lamsa Translation
Then the LORD said to Moses, Pharaohs heart is hardened, he refuses to let the people go.
Good News Translation

Blood

Then the Lord said to Moses, "The king is very stubborn and refuses to let the people go.
Christian Standard Bible®
Then the Lord said to Moses, “Pharaoh’s heart is hard: He refuses to let the people go.
Literal Translation
And Jehovah said to Moses, The heart of Pharaoh is heavy; he refuses to send away the people.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the LORDE sayde vnto Moses: The hert of Pharao is hardened, he refuseth to let ye people go.
American Standard Version
And Jehovah said unto Moses, Pharaoh's heart is stubborn, he refuseth to let the people go.
Bible in Basic English
And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, Pharaoh's heart is unchanged; he will not let the people go.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The Lorde also sayde vnto Moyses: Pharaos heart is hardened, he refuseth to let the people go.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Pharaoh's heart is stubborn, he refuseth to let the people go.
King James Version (1611)
And the Lord saide vnto Moses, Pharaohs heart is hardened: he refuseth to let the people goe.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and the Lord said to Moses, The heart of Pharao is made hard, so that he should not let the people go.
English Revised Version
And the LORD said unto Moses, Pharaoh's heart is stubborn, he refuseth to let the people go.
Berean Standard Bible
Then the LORD said to Moses, "Pharaoh's heart is stubborn; he refuses to let the people go.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe the Lord seide to Moyses, The herte of Farao is maad greuouse, he nyle delyuere the puple;
Young's Literal Translation
And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `The heart of Pharaoh hath been hard, he hath refused to send the people away;
Update Bible Version
And Yahweh said to Moses, Pharaoh's heart is stubborn, he refuses to let the people go.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the LORD said to Moses, Pharaoh's heart [is] hardened; he refuseth to let the people go.
World English Bible
Yahweh said to Moses, "Pharaoh's heart is stubborn. He refuses to let the people go.
New King James Version
So the LORD said to Moses: "Pharaoh's heart is hard; he refuses to let the people go.
New Life Bible
The Lord said to Moses, "Pharaoh's heart is not changed. He will not let the people go.
New Revised Standard
Then the Lord said to Moses, "Pharaoh's heart is hardened; he refuses to let the people go.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then said Yahweh unto Moses, Dull, is the heart of Pharaoh, - he hath refused to let the people go.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the Lord said to Moses: Pharao’s heart is hardened, he will not let the people go.
Revised Standard Version
Then the LORD said to Moses, "Pharaoh's heart is hardened, he refuses to let the people go.
THE MESSAGE
God said to Moses: "Pharaoh is a stubborn man. He refuses to release the people. First thing in the morning, go and meet Pharaoh as he goes down to the river. At the shore of the Nile take the staff that turned into a snake and say to him, ‘ God , the God of the Hebrews, sent me to you with this message, "Release my people so that they can worship me in the wilderness." So far you haven't listened. This is how you'll know that I am God . I am going to take this staff that I'm holding and strike this Nile River water: The water will turn to blood; the fish in the Nile will die; the Nile will stink; and the Egyptians won't be able to drink the Nile water.'"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then the LORD said to Moses, "Pharaoh's heart is stubborn; he refuses to let the people go.

Contextual Overview

14 Then the Lord said to Moses, "Pharaoh's heart is stubborn, and he still refuses to let the people go. 15 So go to Pharaoh in the morning as he goes down to the river. Stand on the bank of the Nile and meet him there. Be sure to take along the staff that turned into a snake. 16 Then announce to him, ‘The Lord , the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to tell you, "Let my people go, so they can worship me in the wilderness." Until now, you have refused to listen to him. 17 So this is what the Lord says: "I will show you that I am the Lord ." Look! I will strike the water of the Nile with this staff in my hand, and the river will turn to blood. 18 The fish in it will die, and the river will stink. The Egyptians will not be able to drink any water from the Nile.'" 19 Then the Lord said to Moses: "Tell Aaron, ‘Take your staff and raise your hand over the waters of Egypt—all its rivers, canals, ponds, and all the reservoirs. Turn all the water to blood. Everywhere in Egypt the water will turn to blood, even the water stored in wooden bowls and stone pots.'" 20 So Moses and Aaron did just as the Lord commanded them. As Pharaoh and all of his officials watched, Aaron raised his staff and struck the water of the Nile. Suddenly, the whole river turned to blood! 21 The fish in the river died, and the water became so foul that the Egyptians couldn't drink it. There was blood everywhere throughout the land of Egypt. 22 But again the magicians of Egypt used their magic, and they, too, turned water into blood. So Pharaoh's heart remained hard. He refused to listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the Lord had predicted. 23 Pharaoh returned to his palace and put the whole thing out of his mind.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Pharaoh's: Exodus 8:15, Exodus 10:1, Exodus 10:20, Exodus 10:27, Zechariah 7:12

he refuseth: Exodus 4:23, Exodus 8:2, Exodus 9:2, Exodus 10:4, Isaiah 1:20, Jeremiah 8:5, Jeremiah 9:6, Hebrews 12:25

Reciprocal: Exodus 8:32 - General Exodus 9:7 - the heart Exodus 9:12 - General Exodus 9:34 - and hardened Exodus 11:10 - the Lord Exodus 14:4 - harden Exodus 14:17 - I will

Cross-References

Genesis 7:2
Take with you seven pairs—male and female—of each animal I have approved for eating and for sacrifice, and take one pair of each of the others.
Genesis 7:3
Also take seven pairs of every kind of bird. There must be a male and a female in each pair to ensure that all life will survive on the earth after the flood.
Genesis 7:8
With them were all the various kinds of animals—those approved for eating and for sacrifice and those that were not—along with all the birds and the small animals that scurry along the ground.
Genesis 7:9
They entered the boat in pairs, male and female, just as God had commanded Noah.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the Lord said unto Moses, Pharaoh's heart is hardened,.... Or "heavy" c, dull and stupid, stiff and inflexible, cannot lift up his heart, or find in his heart to obey the will of God:

he refuseth to let the people go; which was an instance and proof of the hardness and heaviness of his heart, on which the above miracle had made no impression, to regard what God by his ambassadors had required of him.

c כבד "grave", Montanus, Drusius. So Ainsworth.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Exodus 7:14. Pharaoh's heart is hardened — כבד cabed, is become heavy or stupid; he receives no conviction, notwithstanding the clearness of the light which shines upon him. We well know the power of prejudice: where persons are determined to think and act after a predetermined plan, arguments, demonstrations, and even miracles themselves, are lost on them, as in the case of Pharaoh here, and that of the obstinate Jews in the days of our Lord and his apostles.


 
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