Exodus

Exodus 8:19

¹⁹“This is the finger of God,” the magicians said to Pharaoh. But Pharaoh’s heart was hardened,^b and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said.

Footnotes

b 8:19 Or stiffened or strengthened

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
This	הִ֑וא	hî	Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
is the finger	אֶצְבַּ֥ע	’eṣ·ba‘	Noun - feminine singular construct	H676 finger
of God	אֱלֹהִ֖ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
the magicians	הַֽחַרְטֻמִּים֙	ha·ḥar·ṭum·mîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H2748 engraver, writer
said	וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Pharaoh	פַּרְעֹ֔ה	par·‘ōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6547 Pharaoh
But Pharaoh’s	פַּרְעֹה֙	par·‘ōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6547 Pharaoh
heart	לֵב־	lêḇ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
was hardened	וַיֶּחֱזַ֤ק	way·ye·ḥĕ·zaq	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen
and he would not	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
listen	שָׁמַ֣ע	šā·ma‘	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H8085 hear
to them	אֲלֵהֶ֔ם	’ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H413 motion to
just as	כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃ס	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
had said	דִּבֶּ֥ר	dib·ber	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1696 speak

Cross-references

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Luke 11:20 · Psalm 8:3 · Exodus 7:5 · Matthew 12:28

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.