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He refused to listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the LORD had predicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/8.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But when Pharaoh saw that there was a respite, he hardened his heart and would not listen to them, as the LORD had said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Pharaoh saw that there was relief, however, he hardened his heart and would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the LORD had said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart, and hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But when Pharaoh saw that there was relief, he hardened his heart and did not heed them, as the LORD had said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But when Pharaoh saw that there was relief, he hardened his heart and did not listen to them, just as the LORD had said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />But when Pharaoh saw that there was relief, he hardened his heart and did not listen to them, as the LORD had said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />But when Pharaoh saw that there was relief, he hardened his heart and did not listen to them, as the LORD had said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then Pharaoh saw that there was relief, and he hardened his heart with firmness and did not listen to them, as Yahweh had spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But when Pharaoh saw that there was [temporary] relief, he hardened his heart and would not listen <i>or</i> pay attention to them, just as the LORD had said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But when Pharaoh saw there was relief, he hardened his heart and would not listen to them, as the LORD had said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But when Pharaoh saw there was relief, he hardened his heart and would not listen to them, as the LORD had said. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart, and hearkened not unto them, as Jehovah had spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But when the king saw that things were now better, he again did just as the LORD had said he would and stubbornly refused to listen to Moses and Aaron. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart, and hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When Pharaoh saw that the plague was over, he became stubborn and would not listen to Moses and Aaron, as the LORD had predicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />When the king saw that the frogs were dead, he became stubborn again and, just as the LORD had said, the king would not listen to Moses and Aaron. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But when Pharaoh saw that there was relief, he hardened his heart and did not listen to them, just as the LORD had predicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Pharaoh saw that there was relief, however, he hardened his heart and would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the LORD had said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But when Pharaoh saw that there was relief, he hardened his heart and did not listen to them, just as the LORD had predicted. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But when Pharaoh saw that there was a respite, he hardened his heart, and did not listen to them, as the LORD had spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But when Pharaoh saw that there was respit, he hardened his heart, and hearkened not to them, as the LORD had said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But when Pharaoh saw that there was a respite, he hardened his heart, and didn’t listen to them, as Yahweh had spoken. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Pharaoh sees that there has been a respite, and he has hardened his heart, and has not listened to them, as YHWH has spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Pharaoh seeth that there hath been a respite, and he hath hardened his heart, and hath not hearkened unto them, as Jehovah hath spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br /><RF q=*><font color=#808080><i>The original Julia E. Smith Bible records the following as a verse reference for </i></font><i><font color=#0000FF> <a href=#>Exodus 8:11</a></i></font><Rf>And Pharaoh will see that there was enlargement, and he made his heart heavy, and he heard not to them; as Jehovah spake.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Pharao seeing that rest was given, hardened his own heart, and did not hear them, as the Lord had commanded. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then Pharaoh, seeing that relief had been provided, hardened his own heart, and he did not listen to them, just as the Lord had instructed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But when Pharaoh saw there was a respite, he became obstinate and would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But when Pharaoh saw that there was a respite, he hardened his heart, and would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart and would not listen to them, as the LORD had said to Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Pharaoh saw that relief came and he hardened his heart and did not listen to them, according to what LORD JEHOVAH said to Moshe.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart, and hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And when Pharao saw that there was relief, his heart was hardened, and he did not hearken to them, as the Lord spoke.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/8-15.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=1751" 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/8.htm">The Second Plague: Frogs</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">14</span>They were piled into countless heaps, and there was a terrible stench in the land. <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><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.">When Pharaoh</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: way·yar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">saw that</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yə·ṯāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">there was</a> <a href="/hebrew/7309.htm" title="7309: hā·rə·wā·ḥāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Respite, relief. Feminine of revach; relief.">relief, however,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3513.htm" title="3513: wə·haḵ·bêḏ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-InfAbs) -- Or kabed; a primitive root; to be heavy, i.e. In a bad sense or in a good sense (in the same two senses).">he hardened</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/3820.htm" title="3820: lib·bōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">his heart</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.">and would not</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šā·ma‘ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">listen</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- To, into, towards. ">to Moses and Aaron,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ka·’ă·šer (Prep-k:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">just as</a> <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/1696.htm" title="1696: dib·ber (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">had said.</a> </span><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/2-5.htm">Romans 2:5</a></span><br />But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-13.htm">Hebrews 3:13</a></span><br />But exhort one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/29-1.htm">Proverbs 29:1</a></span><br />A man who remains stiff-necked after much reproof will suddenly be shattered beyond recovery.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/6-6.htm">1 Samuel 6:6</a></span><br />Why harden your hearts as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened theirs? When He afflicted them, did they not send the people out so they could go on their way?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-13.htm">2 Chronicles 36:13</a></span><br />He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God. But Zedekiah stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the LORD, the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-17.htm">Isaiah 63:17</a></span><br />Why, O LORD, do You make us stray from Your ways and harden our hearts from fearing You? Return, for the sake of Your servants, the tribes of Your heritage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-3.htm">Jeremiah 5:3</a></span><br />O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them off, but they refused to accept discipline. They have made their faces harder than stone and refused to repent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/3-7.htm">Ezekiel 3:7</a></span><br />But the house of Israel will be unwilling to listen to you, since they are unwilling to listen to Me. For the whole house of Israel is hard-headed and hard-hearted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/5-20.htm">Daniel 5:20</a></span><br />But when his heart became arrogant and his spirit was hardened with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne, and his glory was taken from him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/3-5.htm">Mark 3:5</a></span><br />Jesus looked around at them with anger and sorrow at their hardness of heart. Then He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and it was restored.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-51.htm">Acts 7:51</a></span><br />You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/16-9.htm">Revelation 16:9</a></span><br />And the people were scorched by intense heat, and they cursed the name of God, who had authority over these plagues. Yet they did not repent and give Him glory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/95-8.htm">Psalm 95:8</a></span><br />do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah, in the day at Massah in the wilderness,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/7-12.htm">Zechariah 7:12</a></span><br />They made their hearts like flint and would not listen to the law or to the words that the LORD of Hosts had sent by His Spirit through the earlier prophets. Therefore great anger came from the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-15.htm">Matthew 13:15</a></span><br />For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart, and listened not to them; as the LORD had said.</p><p class="hdg">saw</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/14-5.htm">Exodus 14:5</a></b></br> And it was told the king of Egypt that the people fled: and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned against the people, and they said, Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/8-11.htm">Ecclesiastes 8:11</a></b></br> Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/26-10.htm">Isaiah 26:10</a></b></br> Let favour be shewed to the wicked, <i>yet</i> will he not learn righteousness: in the land of uprightness will he deal unjustly, and will not behold the majesty of the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">he hardened</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/4-21.htm">Exodus 4:21</a></b></br> And the LORD said unto Moses, When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put in thine hand: but I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/7-4.htm">Exodus 7:4,13,14</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="/proverbs/29-1.htm">Proverbs 29:1</a></b></br> He, that being often reproved hardeneth <i>his</i> neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/8-12.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/exodus/7-22.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/exodus/7-22.htm">Hard</a> <a href="/exodus/7-22.htm">Hardened</a> <a href="/exodus/7-22.htm">Hearkened</a> <a href="/exodus/7-23.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/exodus/8-13.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/exodus/4-18.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/exodus/8-12.htm">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/genesis/5-29.htm">Relief</a> <a href="/1_samuel/11-3.htm">Respit</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-49.htm">Respite</a> <a href="/exodus/8-9.htm">Time</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/8-16.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/exodus/8-19.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/exodus/8-19.htm">Hard</a> <a href="/exodus/8-19.htm">Hardened</a> <a href="/exodus/8-19.htm">Hearkened</a> <a href="/exodus/8-19.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/exodus/8-16.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/exodus/14-14.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/exodus/8-19.htm">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/1_samuel/8-18.htm">Relief</a> <a href="/1_samuel/11-3.htm">Respit</a> <a href="/1_samuel/11-3.htm">Respite</a> <a href="/exodus/8-22.htm">Time</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 8</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/8-1.htm">Frogs are sent</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/8-8.htm">Pharaoh complains to Moses, who by prayer removes them</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/8-16.htm">The dust is turned into lice, which the magicians could not do</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/8-20.htm">The plague of flies</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/8-25.htm">Pharaoh inclines to let the people go, but yet is hardened</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'; 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This moment highlights Pharaoh's tendency to respond to immediate circumstances rather than genuine repentance or acknowledgment of God's power. The relief from the plague was temporary, yet Pharaoh's reaction was to revert to his previous stance, demonstrating a pattern of behavior that would continue throughout the plagues.<p><b>however, he hardened his heart</b><br>The hardening of Pharaoh's heart is a recurring theme in the Exodus narrative. It illustrates the spiritual and moral obstinacy that Pharaoh exhibited despite witnessing God's power. This hardening can be seen as both a personal choice and a divine judgment, as God had foretold this response. Theologically, it raises questions about free will and divine sovereignty, showing how God can use human decisions to fulfill His purposes.<p><b>and would not listen to Moses and Aaron</b><br>Pharaoh's refusal to listen to Moses and Aaron signifies his rejection of God's messengers and, by extension, God's commands. Moses and Aaron served as God's appointed leaders to deliver His message to Pharaoh. This refusal is emblematic of a broader resistance to divine authority, which is a central theme in the narrative of the Exodus. It also foreshadows the continued resistance Pharaoh would show, leading to further plagues.<p><b>just as the LORD had said</b><br>This phrase underscores the fulfillment of God's word and His foreknowledge of events. It reflects the prophetic nature of God's declarations to Moses before the plagues began, where God informed Moses that Pharaoh would not easily let the Israelites go. This assurance of God's sovereignty and the reliability of His word is a key element in the narrative, reinforcing the idea that God's plans are unthwarted by human resistance.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/pharaoh.htm">Pharaoh</a></b><br>The ruler of Egypt who is central to the account of the Exodus. His heart is repeatedly hardened, leading to the continued enslavement of the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses_and_aaron.htm">Moses and Aaron</a></b><br>God's chosen leaders to confront Pharaoh and demand the release of the Israelites. They act as God's messengers and perform signs and wonders.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_plagues.htm">The Plagues</a></b><br>A series of divine judgments sent by God upon Egypt to compel Pharaoh to release the Israelites. The hardening of Pharaoh's heart is a recurring theme throughout these events.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>The land where the Israelites are enslaved. It serves as the backdrop for the confrontation between God’s will and Pharaoh’s resistance.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who demonstrates His power and sovereignty through the plagues and the eventual liberation of His people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_a_hardened_heart.htm">The Danger of a Hardened Heart</a></b><br>Pharaoh's repeated hardening of his heart serves as a warning against resisting God's will. Believers are encouraged to remain open and responsive to God's guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_human_responsibility.htm">God's Sovereignty and Human Responsibility</a></b><br>While God is sovereign and His plans will prevail, humans are still responsible for their responses to His commands. Pharaoh's choices led to his downfall, illustrating the consequences of resisting God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>The account highlights the importance of obedience to God. Moses and Aaron's faithfulness contrasts with Pharaoh's disobedience, showing the blessings of aligning with God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/recognizing_god's_timing.htm">Recognizing God's Timing</a></b><br>Pharaoh's temporary relief led to a false sense of security. Believers should recognize that God's timing and purposes are perfect, even when immediate relief is not apparent.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 8</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_ten_plagues_in_the_bible.htm">What were the Ten Plagues of Egypt in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_did_moses_mean_by_'let_my_people_go'.htm">What did Moses mean by 'Let my people go'?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_a_hardened_heart.htm">What defines a hardened heart?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/if_god_hardened_pharaoh's_heart,_why_blame_him.htm">If Exodus 14:17 says God hardened Pharaoh’s heart, how can Pharaoh be held responsible for his actions?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15) <span class= "bld">When Pharaoh saw that there was respite.</span>--Hebrew, <span class= "ital">a breathing space.</span><p><span class= "bld">He hardened his heart.</span>--Hitherto Pharaoh's nature had not been impressed; his heart had remained dull, callous, hard. Now an impression had been made (<a href="/exodus/8-8.htm" title="Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, Entreat the LORD, that he may take away the frogs from me, and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may do sacrifice to the LORD.">Exodus 8:8</a>), and he must have yielded, if he had not called in his own will to efface it. Herein was his great guilt. (See the comment on <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>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">When Pharaoh saw that there was respite</span>. Literally, "a taking of breath," <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, "a breathing-space." <span class="cmt_word">He hardened his heart</span>. He became hard and merciless once more, believing that the danger was past, and not expecting any fresh visitation. As Isaiah says - "Let favour be shewed to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness" (<a href="/isaiah/26-10.htm">Isaiah 26:10</a>). Bad men "despise the riches of God's goodness and forbearance, and long-suffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth them to repentance." In this way, they "treasure up to themselves wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God" (<a href="/romans/2-4.htm">Romans 2:4, 5</a>), either in this world or in the world to come. <span class="cmt_word">As the Lord had said</span>. See <a href="/exodus/3-19.htm">Exodus 3:19</a>; <a href="/exodus/4-21.htm">Exodus 4:21</a>; <a href="/exodus/7-4.htm">Exodus 7:4</a>. CHAPTER 8:16-19 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/8-15.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">When Pharaoh</span><br /><span class="heb">פַּרְעֹ֗ה</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">saw</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּ֣רְא</span> <span class="translit">(way·yar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">there was</span><br /><span class="heb">הָֽיְתָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(hā·yə·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">relief, however,</span><br /><span class="heb">הָֽרְוָחָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·rə·wā·ḥāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7309.htm">Strong's 7309: </a> </span><span class="str2">Respite, relief</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he hardened</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַכְבֵּד֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·haḵ·bêḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3513.htm">Strong's 3513: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be heavy, weighty, or burdensome</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his heart</span><br /><span class="heb">לִבּ֔וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(lib·bōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm">Strong's 3820: </a> </span><span class="str2">The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and would not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | 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">שָׁמַ֖ע</span> <span class="translit">(šā·ma‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - 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 [Moses and Aaron],</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲלֵהֶ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·lê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third 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">just as</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(ka·’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָֽה׃</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">had said.</span><br /><span class="heb">דִּבֶּ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(dib·ber)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/8-15.htm">Exodus 8:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/8-15.htm">Exodus 8:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/8-15.htm">Exodus 8:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/8-15.htm">Exodus 8:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/8-15.htm">Exodus 8:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/8-15.htm">Exodus 8:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/8-15.htm">Exodus 8:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/8-15.htm">Exodus 8:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/8-15.htm">Exodus 8:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/8-15.htm">Exodus 8:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/8-15.htm">OT Law: Exodus 8:15 But when Pharaoh saw that there was (Exo. 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