KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Exodus 10:1 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“And the Lord said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I might shew these my signs before him:”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And the Lord” | יְהוָה֙ | (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God | Lord |
| “said” | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | To say (used with great latitude) | said |
| “unto” | אֶל | Near, with or among; often in general, to | unto |
| “Moses,” | מֹשֶׁ֔ה | Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver | Moses |
| “Go in” | בֹּ֖א | To go or come (in a wide variety of applications) | Go |
| “unto” | אֶל | Near, with or among; often in general, to | unto |
| “Pharaoh:” | פַּרְעֹ֑ה | Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings | Pharaoh |
| “for” | כִּֽי | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | for |
| “I” | אֲנִ֞י | I | I |
| “have hardened” | הִכְבַּ֤דְתִּי | To be heavy, i.e., in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable); causatively, to make weighty (in the same two senses) | hardened |
| “his heart,” | לִבּוֹ֙ | The heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything | heart |
| “and the heart” | לֵ֣ב | The heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything | heart |
| “of his servants,” | עֲבָדָ֔יו | A servant | servants |
| “that” | לְמַ֗עַן | Properly, heed, i.e., purpose; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order that | that |
| “I might shew” | שִׁתִ֛י | To place (in a very wide application) | might shew |
| “these” | אֵ֖לֶּה | These or those | these |
| “my signs” | אֹֽתֹתַ֥י | A signal (literally or figuratively), as a flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence, etc | signs |
| “before” | בְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃ | Properly, the nearest part, i.e., the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition) | before |
| “him:” | בְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃ | Properly, the nearest part, i.e., the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition) | him |
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1 And the Lord said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I might shew these my signs before him:
2 And that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son's son, what things I have wrought in Egypt, and my signs which I have done among them; that ye may know how that I am the Lord.
3 And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.
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