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that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/11.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But the LORD said to Moses, “Pharaoh will not heed you, so that My wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses, “Pharaoh will not listen to you, so that My wonders will be multiplied in the land of Egypt.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses, &#8220Pharaoh will not listen to you, so that My wonders will be multiplied in the land of Egypt.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses, “Pharaoh will not listen to you, so that My wonders will be multiplied in the land of Egypt.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then Yahweh said to Moses, “Pharaoh will not listen to you, so that My miraculous wonders will be multiplied in the land of Egypt.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses, “Pharaoh will not listen to you, so that My wonders (miracles) may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD said to Moses, “Pharaoh will not listen to you, so that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD said to Moses, &#8220Pharaoh will not listen to you, so that My wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/11.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jehovah said unto Moses, Pharaoh will not hearken unto you; that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />What the LORD had earlier said to Moses came true. He had said, "The king of Egypt won't listen. Then I will perform even more miracles." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/11.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the LORD said unto Moses, Pharaoh will not hearken unto you: that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The LORD had said to Moses, "Pharaoh will not listen to you. This is why I will do more amazing things in Egypt."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/11.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD had said to Moses, "The king will continue to refuse to listen to you, in order that I may do more of my miracles in Egypt." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/11.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD told Moses, "Pharaoh won't listen to you. As a result, my wonders will increase throughout the land of Egypt. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD said to Moses, ?Pharaoh will not listen to you, so that My wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/11.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The LORD said to Moses, "Pharaoh will not listen to you, so that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The LORD said to Moses, "Pharaoh won't listen to you, that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the LORD said to Moses, Pharaoh will not hearken to you; that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/11.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yahweh said to Moses, “Pharaoh won’t listen to you, that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And YHWH says to Moses, “Pharaoh does not listen to you, so as to multiply My wonders in the land of Egypt”;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Jehovah saith unto Moses, 'Pharaoh doth not hearken unto you, so as to multiply My wonders in the land of Egypt;'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Jehovah will say to Moses, Pharaoh will not hear to you; so that my wonders be multiplied in the land of Egypt.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he went out from Pharao exceeding angry. But the Lord said to Moses: Pharao will not hear you, that many signs may be done in the land of Egypt. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he went out from Pharaoh exceedingly angry. Then the Lord said to Moses: “Pharaoh will not listen to you, so that many signs may be accomplished in the land of Egypt.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/11.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The LORD said to Moses: Pharaoh will not listen to you so that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD said to Moses, “Pharaoh will not listen to you, in order that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the LORD said to Moses. Pharaoh shall not listen to you; that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And LORD JEHOVAH said to Moshe, “PHARAOH will not hear you because I shall magnify my signs in the land of Egypt.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Pharaoh will not hearken unto you; that My wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Moses went forth from Pharao with wrath. And the Lord said to Moses, Pharao will not hearken to you, that I may greatly multiply my signs and wonders in the land <i>of</i> Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/11-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=2671" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/11.htm">The Plague on the Firstborn Foretold</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>And all these officials of yours will come and bow before me, saying, ‘Go, you and all the people who follow you!’ After that, I will depart.” And hot with anger, Moses left Pharaoh’s presence. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">The LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">said</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872: mō·šeh (N-proper-ms) -- A great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver. From mashah; drawing out, i.e. Rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver.">Moses,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6547.htm" title="6547: par·‘ōh (N-proper-ms) -- A title of Eg. kings. Of Egyptian derivation; Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings.">“Pharaoh</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: yiš·ma‘ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">listen</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ă·lê·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- To, into, towards. ">to you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4616.htm" title="4616: lə·ma·‘an (Conj) -- From anah; properly, heed, i.e. Purpose; used only adverbially, on account of, teleologically, in order that.">so that</a> <a href="/hebrew/4159.htm" title="4159: mō·wp̄·ṯay (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- A wonder, sign, portent. Or mopheth; from yaphah in the sense of conspicuousness; a miracle; by implication, a token or omen.">My wonders</a> <a href="/hebrew/7235.htm" title="7235: rə·ḇō·wṯ (V-Qal-Inf) -- To be or become much, many or great. A primitive root; to increase.">may be multiplied</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bə·’e·reṣ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">in the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: miṣ·rā·yim (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">of Egypt.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh, but the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart so that he would not let the Israelites go out of his land.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-17.htm">Romans 9:17</a></span><br />For the Scripture says to Pharaoh: “I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display My power in you, and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/7-3.htm">Exodus 7:3-5</a></span><br />But I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and though I will multiply My signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, / Pharaoh will not listen to you. Then I will lay My hand on Egypt, and by mighty acts of judgment I will bring the divisions of My people the Israelites out of the land of Egypt. / And the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD, when I stretch out My hand against Egypt and bring the Israelites out from among them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/4-21.htm">Exodus 4:21</a></span><br />The 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 his heart so that he will not let the people go.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/9-12.htm">Exodus 9:12</a></span><br />But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said to Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/10-1.htm">Exodus 10:1-2</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart and the hearts of his officials, that I may perform these miraculous signs of Mine among them, / and that you may tell your children and grandchildren how severely I dealt with the Egyptians when I performed miraculous signs among them, so that all of you may know that I am the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/14-4.htm">Exodus 14:4</a></span><br />And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart so that he will pursue them. But I will gain honor by means of Pharaoh and all his army, and the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD.” So this is what the Israelites did.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/14-17.htm">Exodus 14:17-18</a></span><br />And I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they will go in after them. Then I will gain honor by means of Pharaoh and all his army and chariots and horsemen. / The Egyptians will know that I am the LORD when I am honored through Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/6-22.htm">Deuteronomy 6:22</a></span><br />Before our eyes the LORD inflicted great and devastating signs and wonders on Egypt, on Pharaoh, and on all his household.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/34-11.htm">Deuteronomy 34:11</a></span><br />no prophet who did all the signs and wonders that the LORD sent Moses to do in the land of Egypt to Pharaoh and to all his officials and all his land,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/135-9.htm">Psalm 135:9</a></span><br />He sent signs and wonders into your midst, O Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his servants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/32-20.htm">Jeremiah 32:20</a></span><br />You performed signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, and You do so to this very day, both in Israel and among all mankind. And You have made a name for Yourself, as is the case to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-36.htm">Acts 7:36</a></span><br />He led them out and performed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, at the Red Sea, and for forty years in the wilderness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-37.htm">John 12:37-40</a></span><br />Although Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still did not believe in Him. / This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: “Lord, who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?” / For this reason they were unable to believe. For again, Isaiah says: ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-7.htm">Romans 11:7-8</a></span><br />What then? What Israel was seeking, it failed to obtain, but the elect did. The others were hardened, / as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see, and ears that could not hear, to this very day.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/3-14.htm">2 Corinthians 3:14-15</a></span><br />But their minds were closed. For to this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant. It has not been lifted, because only in Christ can it be removed. / And even to this day when Moses is read, a veil covers their hearts.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the LORD said to Moses, Pharaoh shall not listen to you; that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.</p><p class="hdg">Pharaoh</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/3-19.htm">Exodus 3:19</a></b></br> And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not by a mighty hand.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/7-4.htm">Exodus 7:4</a></b></br> But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth mine armies, <i>and</i> my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/10-1.htm">Exodus 10:1</a></b></br> 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:</p><p class="hdg">wonders</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/7-3.htm">Exodus 7:3</a></b></br> And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/9-32.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/exodus/11-7.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/exodus/9-12.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/exodus/7-3.htm">Increased</a> <a href="/exodus/11-8.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/exodus/7-3.htm">Multiplied</a> <a href="/exodus/7-3.htm">Multiply</a> <a href="/exodus/11-8.htm">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/exodus/10-4.htm">Refuse</a> <a href="/exodus/10-2.htm">Wonders</a> <a href="/exodus/11-7.htm">Won't</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/15-26.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/exodus/12-1.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/exodus/15-26.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/exodus/19-19.htm">Increased</a> <a href="/exodus/11-10.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/exodus/23-29.htm">Multiplied</a> <a href="/exodus/23-29.htm">Multiply</a> <a href="/exodus/11-10.htm">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/exodus/16-28.htm">Refuse</a> <a href="/exodus/11-10.htm">Wonders</a> <a href="/exodus/20-20.htm">Won't</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 11</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/11-1.htm">God's message to the Israelites to borrow jewels of their neighbors</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/11-4.htm">Moses threatens Pharaoh with the death the firstborn</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/11.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/exodus/11.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The LORD said to Moses</b><br>This phrase indicates direct communication from God to Moses, a common occurrence in the Pentateuch. Moses is portrayed as a prophet and leader chosen by God to deliver the Israelites from Egyptian bondage. This divine communication underscores the authority and authenticity of Moses' mission. It also reflects the intimate relationship between God and Moses, as seen in <a href="/exodus/33-11.htm">Exodus 33:11</a>, where God speaks to Moses "face to face, as a man speaks to his friend."<p><b>Pharaoh will not listen to you</b><br>Pharaoh's hardened heart is a recurring theme in the Exodus narrative. This phrase highlights the divine foreknowledge and sovereignty of God, who predicts Pharaoh's resistance. The hardening of Pharaoh's heart is mentioned multiple times (e.g., <a href="/exodus/7-3.htm">Exodus 7:3, 9</a>:12), illustrating the tension between divine sovereignty and human free will. Pharaoh's refusal to listen is part of God's plan to demonstrate His power and glory.<p><b>so that My wonders may be multiplied</b><br>The wonders refer to the plagues that God brings upon Egypt, each demonstrating His supremacy over the Egyptian gods and natural forces. These acts serve as signs and judgments, revealing God's power and justice. The multiplication of wonders is a means to display God's might not only to the Egyptians but also to the Israelites, reinforcing their faith and understanding of God's covenant promises.<p><b>in the land of Egypt</b><br>Egypt, a powerful and influential nation in the ancient world, serves as the backdrop for God's dramatic deliverance of His people. The geographical setting emphasizes the contrast between the oppressive rule of Pharaoh and the liberating power of God. The plagues challenge the religious and cultural systems of Egypt, showcasing God's authority over all creation. This setting also foreshadows the eventual Exodus, a pivotal event in Israel's history and a type of Christ's redemptive work, as seen in the New Testament (e.g., <a href="/1_corinthians/5-7.htm">1 Corinthians 5:7</a>, where Christ is referred to as our Passover lamb).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who is orchestrating the events in Egypt to demonstrate His power and fulfill His promises to His people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The chosen leader and prophet of Israel, tasked with delivering God's message to Pharaoh and leading the Israelites out of Egypt.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/pharaoh.htm">Pharaoh</a></b><br>The ruler of Egypt, whose heart is hardened, serving as an instrument through which God will display His wonders.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>The land where the Israelites are enslaved, and the setting for the plagues and God's demonstration of power.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_plagues.htm">The Plagues</a></b><br>A series of divine judgments on Egypt, designed to compel Pharaoh to release the Israelites and to reveal God's supremacy over the Egyptian gods.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>God's control over the events in Egypt demonstrates His sovereignty. He uses Pharaoh's resistance to display His power and fulfill His purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/purpose_in_hardship.htm">Purpose in Hardship</a></b><br>Just as God used Pharaoh's hardened heart to reveal His wonders, He can use difficult circumstances in our lives to accomplish His greater purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_to_promises.htm">Faithfulness to Promises</a></b><br>God's actions in Egypt are a testament to His faithfulness to His promises. Believers can trust that God will fulfill His promises in their lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_obedience.htm">The Role of Obedience</a></b><br>Moses' obedience in delivering God's message, despite Pharaoh's resistance, highlights the importance of faithfulness in our calling, regardless of immediate results.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_glory_revealed.htm">God's Glory Revealed</a></b><br>The ultimate purpose of the plagues was to reveal God's glory. Our lives should similarly aim to reflect and reveal God's glory to those around us.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 11</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/if_god_hardened_pharaoh's_heart,_is_he_guilty.htm">(Exodus 11:9–10) If Pharaoh’s heart was divinely hardened, how is he personally culpable for resisting the requests to free the Israelites? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_happens_in_exodus.htm">What events occur in the biblical book of Exodus?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/benefits_of_studying_theology.htm">Why did God kill Egypt's firstborn children?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_believed_in_the_old_testament.htm">Who were the believers in the Old Testament?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/11.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9, 10) <span class= "bld">And. the Lord said</span> . . . --The series of the nine wonders wrought by Moses and Aaron is terminated by this short summary, of which the main points are--(1) God had said (<a href="/exodus/4-21.htm" title="And the LORD said to Moses, When you go to return into Egypt, see that you do all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put in your hand: but I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go.">Exodus 4:21</a>) that the miracles would fail to move Pharaoh; (2) He had assigned as the reason for this failure His own will that the wonders should be multiplied (<a href="/exodus/7-3.htm" title="And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt.">Exodus 7:3</a>); (3) the miracles had now been wrought; (4) Pharaoh had not been moved by them; (5) God had hardened his heart, as a judgment upon him, after he had first himself hardened it. The result had been a series of manifestations calculated to impress the Israelites with a sense of God's protecting care, the Egyptians and the neighbouring nations with a sense of His power to punish.<p><span class= "bld"><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 9-10.</span> - Before proceeding to relate the last and greatest of the plagues, the author allows himself a momentary pause while he casts his eye back on the whole series of miracles hitherto wrought in Egypt, on the circumstances under which they had been wrought, their failure to move the stubborn will of Pharaoh, and the cause of that failure, the hardening of his heart, which hardening the author once more ascribes to Jehovah. With this summary he terminates the second great division of his work, that which began with ch. 2, and which traces the history of Moses from his birth to the close of his direct dealings with Pharaoh. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And the Lord said</span>. Rather, "had said." God had forewarned Moses that Pharaoh's heart would be hardened (<a href="/exodus/4-21.htm">Exodus 4:21</a>; <a href="/exodus/7-3.htm">Exodus 7:3</a>), and that, in spite of all the miracles which he was empowered to perform before him, he would not let the people go (<a href="/exodus/3-19.htm">Exodus 3:19</a>; <a href="/exodus/4-21.htm">Exodus 4:21</a>). It was not until God took Pharaoh's punishment altogether into his own hands, and himself came down and smote all the first-born, that the king's obstinacy was overcome, and he proceeded to "thrust the people out." <span class="cmt_word">That my wonders may be multiplied</span>. Compare <a href="/exodus/3-20.htm">Exodus 3:20</a>; <a href="/exodus/7-3.htm">Exodus 7:3</a>. If Pharaoh had yielded at the first, or even after two or three miracles, God's greatness and power would not have been shown forth very remarkably. Neither the Egyptians nor the neighbouring nations would have been much impressed. The circumstances would soon have been forgotten. As it was, the hardness of Pharaoh's heart, while it delayed the departure of the Israelites for a year, and so added to their sufferings, was of advantage to them in various ways: - <p><span class="Text_Heading">1.</span> It gave them time to organise them elves, and make all necessary preparations for a sudden departure. <p><span class="Text_Heading">2.</span> It deeply impressed the Egyptians, and led them to abstain from all interference with the Israelites for above three centuries. <p><span class="Text_Heading">3.</span> It impressed the neighbouring nations also to some extent, and either prevented them from offering opposition to the Israelites, or made them contend with less heart, and so with less success against them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/11-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">said</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֤אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Moses,</span><br /><span class="heb">מֹשֶׁ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(mō·šeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4872.htm">Strong's 4872: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Pharaoh</span><br /><span class="heb">פַּרְעֹ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(par·‘ōh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6547.htm">Strong's 6547: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pharaoh -- a title of Egypt kings</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">listen</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׁמַ֥ע</span> <span class="translit">(yiš·ma‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to you,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲלֵיכֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·lê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so that</span><br /><span class="heb">לְמַ֛עַן</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ma·‘an)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4616.htm">Strong's 4616: </a> </span><span class="str2">Purpose -- intent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My wonders</span><br /><span class="heb">מוֹפְתַ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(mō·wp̄·ṯay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4159.htm">Strong's 4159: </a> </span><span class="str2">A miracle, a token, omen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">may be multiplied</span><br /><span class="heb">רְב֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(rə·ḇō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7235.htm">Strong's 7235: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be or become much, many or great</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the land</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאֶ֥רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Egypt.”</span><br /><span class="heb">מִצְרָֽיִם׃</span> <span class="translit">(miṣ·rā·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> </span><span class="str2">Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/11-9.htm">Exodus 11:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/11-9.htm">Exodus 11:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/11-9.htm">Exodus 11:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/11-9.htm">Exodus 11:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/11-9.htm">Exodus 11:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/11-9.htm">Exodus 11:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/11-9.htm">Exodus 11:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/11-9.htm">Exodus 11:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/11-9.htm">Exodus 11:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/11-9.htm">Exodus 11:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/11-9.htm">OT Law: Exodus 11:9 Yahweh said to Moses Pharaoh won't listen (Exo. 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