Exodus 7:4
in Exodus 7Pharaoh 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.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
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.
KJV
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.
⋯
This verse in Exodus 7
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you
on Exodus 7:4-5
The purpose given for the refusal is that Egypt shall know who the LORD is, which answers the question Pharaoh asked at 5:2, who is the LORD, that I should obey his voice. Genesis 15:14 had promised of Egypt that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge, and the great judgments named here are the discharge of that promise. The people are called mine armies, a word for a body drawn up in order rather than a crowd, and it returns at 12:41 and 12:51 for the same people walking out.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you,....
Israel is made to know it by the performance of his promises to them ( ch. vi. 3 ), and the Egyptians are made to know it by the pouring out of his wrath upon them. Thus God's name is exalted both in those that are saved and in those that perish.
The dispute between Moses and Pharaoh begins, and a famous trial of skill it was. Moses, in God's name, demands Israel's release; The contest is between the power of the great God and the power of a proud prince; and it will be found, in the issue, that when God judgeth he will overcome.
The words behind it
19 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְלֹֽא־ | velo'- | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| יִשְׁמַ֤ע | yishma' | he will listen | H8085 → | 1159 times |
| אֲלֵכֶם֙ | ʾalekhem | to you | H413 → | 5510 times |
| פַּרְעֹ֔ה | paroh | Pharaoh | H6547 → | 274 times |
| וְנָתַתִּ֥י | venatati | and I will put | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| יָדִ֖י | yadi | hand my | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם | bemitzrayim | on Egypt | H4714 → | 641 times |
| וְהוֹצֵאתִ֨י | vehotzeti | and I will bring out | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| צִבְאֹתַ֜י | tzivotai | hosts my | H6635 → | 485 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| עַמִּ֤י | ʾami | people my | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| בְנֵֽי־ | venei- | [the] people of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| מֵאֶ֣רֶץ | meeretz | from [the] land of | H776 → | 2504 times |
| מִצְרַ֔יִם | mitzrayim | Egypt | H4714 → | 641 times |
| בִּשְׁפָטִ֖ים | bishfatim | with acts of judgment | H8201 → | 16 times |
| גְּדֹלִֽים׃ | gedolim | great | H1419 → | 526 times |
וְלֹֽא־and not
velo'-H3808 →5168 times
יִשְׁמַ֤עhe will listen
yishma'H8085 →1159 times
אֲלֵכֶם֙to you
ʾalekhemH413 →5510 times
פַּרְעֹ֔הPharaoh
parohH6547 →274 times
וְנָתַתִּ֥יand I will put
venatatiH5414 →2011 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
יָדִ֖יhand my
yadiH3027 →1618 times
בְּמִצְרָ֑יִםon Egypt
bemitzrayimH4714 →641 times
וְהוֹצֵאתִ֨יand I will bring out
vehotzetiH3318 →1067 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
צִבְאֹתַ֜יhosts my
tzivotaiH6635 →485 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
עַמִּ֤יpeople my
ʾamiH5971 →1873 times
בְנֵֽי־[the] people of
venei-H1121 →4930 times
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israel
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
מֵאֶ֣רֶץfrom [the] land of
meeretzH776 →2504 times
מִצְרַ֔יִםEgypt
mitzrayimH4714 →641 times
בִּשְׁפָטִ֖יםwith acts of judgment
bishfatimH8201 →16 times
גְּדֹלִֽים׃great
gedolimH1419 →526 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Exodus 6:6Therefore 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…
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 26:8
Then the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with great terror, signs, and wonders.
- 1 Chronicles 17:21
And who is like Your people Israel—the one nation on earth whom God went out to redeem as a people for Himself? You made a name for Yourself through great and awesome wonders by…
- Deuteronomy 7:8
But because the LORD loved you and kept the oath He swore to your fathers, He brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand…
- Nehemiah 1:10
They are Your servants and Your people. You redeemed them by Your great power and mighty hand.
- Deuteronomy 26:8
Through
Revelation 16:7And I heard the altar reply: “Yes, Lord God Almighty, true and just are Your judgments.”
it leads to
- Revelation 19:2
For His judgments are true and just. He has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality. He has avenged the blood of His servants that was poured out by her…
- Revelation 6:9
And when the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony they had upheld.
- Revelation 15:3–4
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!
- Revelation 19:2
Through
Exodus 11:9The LORD said to Moses, “Pharaoh will not listen to you, so that My wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.”
it leads to
- Exodus 7:3–4
But I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and though I will multiply My signs and wonders in the land of Egypt,
- Exodus 7:3–4
Where this verse is studied
On this page
Studies1
About Exodus
Who and where
1 name in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.