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Then I will lay my hand on Egypt and with mighty acts of judgment I will bring out my divisions, my people the Israelites. <a href="/nlt/exodus/7.htm">New Living Translation</a> Even then Pharaoh will refuse to listen to you. So I will bring down my fist on Egypt. Then I will rescue my forces—my people, the Israelites—from the land of Egypt with great acts of judgment. <a href="/esv/exodus/7.htm">English Standard Version</a> Pharaoh will not listen to you. Then I will lay my hand on Egypt and bring my hosts, my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great acts of judgment. <a href="/bsb/exodus/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/exodus/7.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/exodus/7.htm">New King James Version</a> But Pharaoh will not heed you, so that I may lay My hand on Egypt and bring My armies and My people, the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments. <a href="/nasb_/exodus/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> When Pharaoh does not listen to you, I will lay My hand on Egypt and bring out My armies, My people the sons of Israel, from the land of Egypt by great judgments. <a href="/nasb/exodus/7.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220When Pharaoh does not listen to you, then I will lay My hand on Egypt and bring out My hosts, My people the sons of Israel, from the land of Egypt by great judgments. <a href="/nasb77/exodus/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “When Pharaoh will not listen to you, then I will lay My hand on Egypt, and bring out My hosts, My people the sons of Israel, from the land of Egypt by great judgments. <a href="/lsb/exodus/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> But Pharaoh will not listen to you. And I will set My hand upon Egypt and bring out My hosts, My people the sons of Israel, from the land of Egypt by great judgments. <a href="/amp/exodus/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a> But Pharaoh will not listen to you, and I shall lay My hand on Egypt and bring out My hosts [like a defensive army, tribe by tribe], My people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great acts of judgment (the plagues). <a href="/csb/exodus/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Pharaoh will not listen to you, but I will put my hand into Egypt and bring the military divisions of my people the Israelites out of the land of Egypt by great acts of judgment. <a href="/hcsb/exodus/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Pharaoh will not listen to you, but I will put My hand on Egypt and bring the divisions of My people the Israelites out of the land of Egypt by great acts of judgment. <a href="/asv/exodus/7.htm">American Standard Version</a> But Pharaoh will not hearken unto you, and I will lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth my hosts, my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments. <a href="/erv/exodus/7.htm">English Revised Version</a> But Pharaoh will not hearken unto you, and I will lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth my hosts, my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments. <a href="/gwt/exodus/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Pharaoh will not listen to you. Then I will use my power to punish Egypt severely, and I will bring my people, the Israelites, out of Egypt in organized family groups. <a href="/isv/exodus/7.htm">International Standard Version</a> When Pharaoh won't listen to you, I'll let loose my power upon Egypt. I'll bring out my tribal divisions—my people the Israelis—from the land of Egypt with great acts of judgment. <a href="/msb/exodus/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/exodus/7.htm">NET Bible</a> Pharaoh will not listen to you. I will reach into Egypt and bring out my regiments, my people the Israelites, from the land of Egypt with great acts of judgment. <a href="/nheb/exodus/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> But Pharaoh will not listen to you, and I will lay my hand on Egypt, and bring forth my regiments, my people, the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments. <a href="/wbt/exodus/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> But Pharaoh shall not hearken to you, that I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth my armies, my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt, by great judgments. <a href="/web/exodus/7.htm">World English Bible</a> But Pharaoh will not listen to you, so I will lay my hand on Egypt, and bring out my armies, my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/exodus/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and Pharaoh does not listen, and I have put My hand on Egypt, and have brought out My hosts, My people, the sons of Israel, from the land of Egypt by great judgments; <a href="/ylt/exodus/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and Pharaoh doth not hearken, and I have put My hand on Egypt, and have brought out My hosts, My people, the sons of Israel, from the land of Egypt by great judgments; <a href="/slt/exodus/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Pharaoh will not hear to you; and I gave ray hand upon Egypt, and I brought forth my army, my people the sons of Israel, out of Egypt, with great judgments.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/exodus/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And he will not hear you: and I will lay my hand upon Egypt, and will bring forth my army and my people the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt, by very great judgments. <a href="/cpdv/exodus/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> and he will not listen to you. And I will send my hand over Egypt, and I will lead my army and my people, the sons of Israel, from the land of Egypt, through very great judgments. <a href="/nabre/exodus/7.htm">New American Bible</a> Pharaoh will not listen to you. Therefore I will lay my hand on Egypt and with mighty acts of judgment I will bring my armies, my people the Israelites, out of the land of Egypt. <a href="/nrsvce/exodus/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> When Pharaoh does not listen to you, I will lay my hand upon Egypt and bring my people the Israelites, company by company, out of the land of Egypt by great acts of judgment.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/exodus/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> But Pharaoh will not hearken to you, that I may smite Egypt, and bring forth my hosts and my people the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt by great judgments. <a href="/hpbt/exodus/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And Pharaoh will not listen to you and I shall give my hand in Egypt and I shall bring out my armies and my people, the children of Israel, from the land of Egypt in great judgment.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/exodus/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> But Pharaoh will not hearken unto you, and I will lay My hand upon Egypt, and bring forth My hosts, My people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt, by great judgments. <a href="/sep/exodus/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And Pharao will not hearken to you, and I will lay my hand upon Egypt; and will bring out my people the children of Israel with my power out of the land of Egypt with great vengeance. <a href="/parallel/exodus/7-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=1426" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/exodus/7.htm">God Commands Moses and Aaron</a> …3But I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and though I will multiply My signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, 4<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: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: 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/5414.htm" title="5414: wə·nā·ṯat·tî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">Then I will lay</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yā·ḏî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">My hand</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: bə·miṣ·rā·yim (Prep-b:: 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.">on Egypt,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: gə·ḏō·lîm (Adj-mp) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">and by mighty</a> <a href="/hebrew/8201.htm" title="8201: biš·p̄ā·ṭîm (Prep-b:: N-mp) -- Judgment. From shaphat; a sentence, i.e. Infliction.">acts of judgment</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: wə·hō·w·ṣê·ṯî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">I will bring</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6635.htm" title="6635: ṣiḇ·’ō·ṯay (N-cpc:: 1cs) -- Or tsbadah; from tsaba'; a mass of persons, especially reg. Organized for war; by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively.">the divisions</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·mî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">of My people</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">the Israelites</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity."></a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: mê·’e·reṣ (Prep-m:: N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">out of the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: miṣ·ra·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> 5And 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.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/6-6.htm">Exodus 6:6-8</a> Therefore tell the Israelites: ‘I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians and deliver you from their bondage. I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment. / I will take you as My own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. / And I will bring you into the land that I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I am the LORD!’” <a href="/exodus/12-12.htm">Exodus 12:12</a> On that night I will pass through the land of Egypt and strike down every firstborn male, both man and beast, and I will execute judgment against all the gods of Egypt. I am the LORD. <a href="/exodus/14-4.htm">Exodus 14:4</a> 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. <a href="/deuteronomy/4-34.htm">Deuteronomy 4:34</a> Or has any god tried to take as his own a nation out of another nation—by trials, signs, wonders, and war, by a strong hand and an outstretched arm, and by great terrors—as the LORD your God did for you in Egypt, before your eyes? <a href="/deuteronomy/6-22.htm">Deuteronomy 6:22</a> Before our eyes the LORD inflicted great and devastating signs and wonders on Egypt, on Pharaoh, and on all his household. <a href="/deuteronomy/7-19.htm">Deuteronomy 7:19</a> the great trials that you saw, the signs and wonders, and the mighty hand and outstretched arm by which the LORD your God brought you out. The LORD your God will do the same to all the peoples you now fear. <a href="/deuteronomy/26-8.htm">Deuteronomy 26:8</a> Then the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with great terror, signs, and wonders. <a href="/psalms/78-43.htm">Psalm 78:43-51</a> when He performed His signs in Egypt and His wonders in the fields of Zoan. / He turned their rivers to blood, and from their streams they could not drink. / He sent swarms of flies that devoured them, and frogs that devastated them. ... <a href="/psalms/105-27.htm">Psalm 105:27-36</a> They performed His miraculous signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham. / He sent darkness, and it became dark—yet they defied His words. / He turned their waters to blood and caused their fish to die. ... <a href="/psalms/135-8.htm">Psalm 135:8-9</a> He struck down the firstborn of Egypt, of both man and beast. / He sent signs and wonders into your midst, O Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his servants. <a href="/jeremiah/32-20.htm">Jeremiah 32:20-21</a> 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. / You brought Your people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs and wonders, with a strong hand and an outstretched arm, and with great terror. <a href="/acts/7-36.htm">Acts 7:36</a> 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. <a href="/romans/9-17.htm">Romans 9:17</a> 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.” <a href="/hebrews/11-29.htm">Hebrews 11:29</a> By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned. <a href="/revelation/15-3.htm">Revelation 15:3</a> and they sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb: “Great and wonderful are Your works, O Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the nations!</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>But Pharaoh shall not listen to you, that I may lay my hand on Egypt, and bring forth my armies, and my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.that I<a href="/exodus/9-3.htm">Exodus 9:3</a> Behold, the hand of the LORD is upon thy cattle which is in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: there shall be a very grievous murrain.<a href="/exodus/10-1.htm">Exodus 10:1</a> 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:<a href="/exodus/11-9.htm">Exodus 11:9</a> And the LORD said unto Moses, Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you; that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.armies<a href="/exodus/6-26.htm">Exodus 6:26</a> These are that Aaron and Moses, to whom the LORD said, Bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their armies.<a href="/exodus/12-51.htm">Exodus 12:51</a> And it came to pass the selfsame day, that the LORD did bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their armies.by great<a href="/exodus/6-6.htm">Exodus 6:6</a> Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments:<a href="/proverbs/19-29.htm">Proverbs 19:29</a> Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.<a href="/isaiah/26-9.htm">Isaiah 26:9</a> With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/6-6.htm">Acts</a> <a href="/exodus/6-26.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/exodus/7-2.htm">Children</a> <a href="/exodus/6-26.htm">Divisions</a> <a href="/exodus/6-12.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/exodus/7-3.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/exodus/5-20.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/exodus/6-6.htm">Great</a> <a href="/exodus/6-8.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/exodus/6-30.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/exodus/6-26.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/exodus/7-2.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/exodus/6-6.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/exodus/6-6.htm">Judgments</a> <a href="/exodus/5-8.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/exodus/6-6.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/exodus/7-3.htm">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/exodus/6-6.htm">Punishments</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/21-14.htm">Acts</a> <a href="/exodus/12-17.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/exodus/7-5.htm">Children</a> <a href="/exodus/12-17.htm">Divisions</a> <a href="/exodus/7-13.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/exodus/7-5.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/exodus/7-5.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/exodus/8-24.htm">Great</a> <a href="/exodus/7-5.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/exodus/7-22.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/exodus/12-17.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/exodus/7-5.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/exodus/12-12.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/exodus/12-12.htm">Judgments</a> <a href="/exodus/7-23.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/exodus/9-28.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/exodus/7-7.htm">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/exodus/9-14.htm">Punishments</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 7</div>1. <a href="/exodus/7-1.htm">Moses and Aaron are encouraged to go again to Pharaoh</a> 8. <a href="/exodus/7-8.htm">Aaron's rod is turned into a serpent</a> 11. <a href="/exodus/7-11.htm">The sorcerers do the like; but their rods are swallowed up by Aaron's</a> 13. <a href="/exodus/7-13.htm">Pharaoh's heart is hardened</a> 14. <a href="/exodus/7-14.htm">God's message to Pharaoh</a> 19. <a href="/exodus/7-19.htm">The river is turned into blood; and the consequent distress of the Egyptians</a> </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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/7.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/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Pharaoh will not listen to you. This phrase highlights Pharaoh's hardened heart, a recurring theme in the Exodus narrative. Pharaoh's refusal to listen is both a demonstration of his own stubbornness and a fulfillment of God's forewarning to Moses (<a href="/exodus/3-19.htm">Exodus 3:19</a>). This resistance sets the stage for God's power to be displayed through the plagues. The hardening of Pharaoh's heart is a complex interplay of divine sovereignty and human free will, as seen in <a href="/romans/9-17.htm">Romans 9:17-18</a>, where Paul discusses God's purpose in raising Pharaoh to demonstrate His power.Then I will lay My hand on Egypt, The phrase "lay My hand" signifies God's direct intervention and power. In biblical terms, God's hand often represents His strength and authority (<a href="/isaiah/41-10.htm">Isaiah 41:10</a>). This intervention is not just punitive but also redemptive, as it leads to the liberation of the Israelites. The plagues that follow are a demonstration of God's supremacy over the Egyptian gods, each plague targeting specific deities and aspects of Egyptian life, revealing the impotence of their gods compared to Yahweh.and by mighty acts of judgment The "mighty acts of judgment" refer to the ten plagues that God brings upon Egypt. These acts serve multiple purposes: they are judgments against Egypt for their oppression of the Israelites, they reveal God's power and sovereignty, and they are a means of compelling Pharaoh to release the Israelites. Each plague escalates in severity, demonstrating God's control over nature and His ability to protect His people, as seen in the distinction made between the Egyptians and the Israelites during the plagues (<a href="/exodus/8-22.htm">Exodus 8:22-23</a>).I will bring the divisions of My people the Israelites out of the land of Egypt. This phrase emphasizes God's covenant relationship with Israel, referring to them as "My people." The term "divisions" suggests an organized, structured departure, akin to a military formation, highlighting the order and purpose in God's deliverance. This exodus is a fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham (<a href="/genesis/15-13.htm">Genesis 15:13-14</a>) and a pivotal moment in Israel's history, symbolizing salvation and foreshadowing the ultimate deliverance through Jesus Christ. The exodus is frequently referenced throughout Scripture as a testament to God's faithfulness and power (<a href="/deuteronomy/6-21.htm">Deuteronomy 6:21-23</a>, <a href="/psalms/136-10.htm">Psalm 136:10-12</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/pharaoh.htm">Pharaoh</a> The ruler of Egypt, whose heart is hardened against letting the Israelites go, representing opposition to God's will. 2. <a href="/topical/m/moses_and_aaron.htm">Moses and Aaron</a> God's chosen leaders to confront Pharaoh and lead the Israelites out of Egypt. 3. <a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a> The land where the Israelites are enslaved, symbolizing bondage and oppression. 4. <a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a> God's chosen people, enslaved in Egypt, whom God plans to deliver. 5. <a href="/topical/g/great_acts_of_judgment.htm">Great Acts of Judgment</a> The plagues and miracles God will perform to demonstrate His power and compel Pharaoh to release the Israelites.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_power.htm">God's Sovereignty and Power</a> God's plan will prevail despite human resistance. Pharaoh's hardened heart serves to magnify God's power and purpose. <a href="/topical/d/deliverance_from_bondage.htm">Deliverance from Bondage</a> Just as God delivered the Israelites from physical slavery, He offers spiritual deliverance from sin through Jesus Christ. <a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_promises.htm">Faith in God's Promises</a> Believers are called to trust in God's promises, even when circumstances seem insurmountable, as Moses and Aaron did. <a href="/topical/j/judgment_and_mercy.htm">Judgment and Mercy</a> God's acts of judgment serve a dual purpose: to demonstrate His power and to extend mercy to those who turn to Him. <a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_call.htm">Obedience to God's Call</a> Moses and Aaron's obedience in confronting Pharaoh is a model for believers to follow God's call, regardless of the challenges.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 7</a> <a href="/q/does_exodus_32_align_with_aaron's_role.htm">How does the portrayal of Aaron's role in Exodus 32 align with other biblical depictions of him, and does it reveal inconsistencies across different texts?</a> <a href="/q/what_happens_in_exodus.htm">What events occur in the biblical book of Exodus?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_'great_judgment'_in_ezekiel_25_11.htm">What does executing great judgment mean in Ezekiel 25:11?</a> <a href="/q/what_proof_did_moses_give_to_israelites.htm">Exodus 6:7-9: If the Israelites still doubt Moses, what empirical proof did he provide to convince them then or later?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that I may lay.--Heb., Pharaoh will not hearken unto you, and I will lay. No relation of effect and cause is here asserted as existing between the two clauses, which are co-ordinate.Mine armies, and my people. Rather, my armies, my people. The two expressions are in apposition--the second exegetical of the first.Great judgments.--See the comment on <a href="/exodus/6-6.htm" title="Why say to the children of Israel, I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments:">Exodus 6:6</a>.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 4. - That I may lay my hand on Egypt. Pharaoh's obstinacy was foreseen and foreknown. He was allowed to set his will against God's, in order that there might be a great display of Almighty power, such as would attract the attention both of the Egyptians generally and of all the surrounding nations. God's glory would be thereby promoted, and there would be a general dread of interfering with his people. (See <a href="/exodus/15-14.htm">Exodus 15:14-16</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/2-25.htm">Deuteronomy 2:25</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/11-25.htm">Deuteronomy 11:25</a>, etc.) Bring forth my armies. See the comment on Exodus 6:26. Great judgments. See above, <a href="/exodus/6-6.htm">Exodus 6:6</a>. <a href="/commentaries/exodus/7-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Pharaoh פַּרְעֹ֔ה (par·‘ōh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6547.htm">Strong's 6547: </a> Pharaoh -- a title of Egypt kings will not וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no listen יִשְׁמַ֤ע (yiš·ma‘) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> To hear intelligently to you. אֲלֵכֶם֙ (’ă·lê·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to Then I will lay וְנָתַתִּ֥י (wə·nā·ṯat·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set My hand יָדִ֖י (yā·ḏî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> A hand on Egypt, בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם (bə·miṣ·rā·yim) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa and by mighty גְּדֹלִֽים׃ (gə·ḏō·lîm) Adjective - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> Great, older, insolent acts of judgment בִּשְׁפָטִ֖ים (biš·p̄ā·ṭîm) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8201.htm">Strong's 8201: </a> A sentence, infliction I will bring וְהוֹצֵאתִ֨י (wə·hō·w·ṣê·ṯî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> To go, bring, out, direct and proxim the divisions צִבְאֹתַ֜י (ṣiḇ·’ō·ṯay) Noun - common plural construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6635.htm">Strong's 6635: </a> A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign of My people עַמִּ֤י (‘am·mî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock the Israelites בְנֵֽי־ (ḇə·nê-) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son out of the land מֵאֶ֣רֶץ (mê·’e·reṣ) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land of Egypt. מִצְרַ֔יִם (miṣ·ra·yim) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/7-4.htm">Exodus 7:4 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/exodus/7-4.htm">Exodus 7:4 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/exodus/7-4.htm">Exodus 7:4 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/exodus/7-4.htm">Exodus 7:4 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/exodus/7-4.htm">Exodus 7:4 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/7-4.htm">Exodus 7:4 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/7-4.htm">Exodus 7:4 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/7-4.htm">Exodus 7:4 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/7-4.htm">Exodus 7:4 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/exodus/7-4.htm">Exodus 7:4 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/exodus/7-4.htm">OT Law: Exodus 7:4 But Pharaoh will not listen to you (Exo. 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