KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
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To get what Exodus 7:3 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt.”
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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 I” | וַֽאֲנִ֥י | I | And I |
| “will harden” | אַקְשֶׁ֖ה | Properly, to be dense, i.e., tough or severe (in various applications) | harden |
| “Pharaoh's” | פַּרְעֹ֑ה | Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings | Pharaohs |
| “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 |
| “and multiply” | וְהִרְבֵּיתִ֧י | To increase (in whatever respect) | multiply |
| “my signs” | אֹֽתֹתַ֛י | A signal (literally or figuratively), as a flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence, etc | signs |
| “and my wonders” | מֽוֹפְתַ֖י | A miracle; by implication, a token or omen | wonders |
| “in the land” | בְּאֶ֥רֶץ | The earth (at large, or partitively a land) | land |
| “of Egypt.” | מִצְרָֽיִם׃ | Mitsrajim, i.e., Upper and Lower Egypt | Egypt |
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1 And the Lord said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet.
2 Thou shalt speak all that I command thee: and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out of his land.
3 And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt.
4 But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth mine armies, and my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.
5 And the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I stretch forth mine hand upon Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among them.
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