Exodus

Exodus 4:21

²¹The LORD instructed Moses, “When you go back to Egypt, see that you perform before Pharaoh all the wonders that I have put within your power. But I will harden^e his heart so that he will not let the people go.

Footnotes

e 4:21 Or stiffen or strengthen

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The LORD	יְהוָה֮	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
instructed	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Moses	מֹשֶׁה֒	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
When you go	בְּלֶכְתְּךָ֙	bə·leḵ·tə·ḵā	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
back	לָשׁ֣וּב	lā·šūḇ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7725 turn back, return
to Egypt	מִצְרַ֔יְמָה	miṣ·ray·māh	Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
see that	רְאֵ֗ה	rə·’êh	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H7200 see
you perform	וַעֲשִׂיתָ֖ם	wa·‘ă·śî·ṯām	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H6213 do, make
before	לִפְנֵ֣י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
Pharaoh	פַרְעֹ֑ה	p̄ar·‘ōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6547 Pharaoh
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the wonders	הַמֹּֽפְתִים֙	ham·mō·p̄ə·ṯîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4159 wonder, sign, portent
that	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
I have put	שַׂ֣מְתִּי	śam·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H7760 put, place, set
within your power	בְיָדֶ֔ךָ	ḇə·yā·ḏe·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3027 hand
But I	וַאֲנִי֙	wa·’ă·nî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
will harden	אֲחַזֵּ֣ק	’ă·ḥaz·zêq	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular	H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen
his heart	לִבּ֔וֹ	lib·bōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
so that he will not	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
let the people	הָעָֽם׃	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
go	יְשַׁלַּ֖ח	yə·šal·laḥ	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send

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Romans 9:18 · Joshua 11:20 · Isaiah 63:17 · Exodus 14:8 · Exodus 9:35–10:1 · Exodus 9:12 · Exodus 7:13 · Exodus 10:20 · Exodus 3:20 · John 12:40 · Exodus 7:3 · Exodus 14:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.