Exodus 8:15
in Exodus 8When 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.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart, and hearkened not unto them, as Jehovah had spoken.
KJV
But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart, and hearkened not unto them; as the Lord had said.
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This verse in Exodus 8
Commentary
2 notes on this verseTill the heart is renewed by the grace of God, the impressions made by the force of affliction do not abide; the convictions wear off, and the promises that were extorted are forgotten. Till the disposition of the air is changed, what thaws in the sun will freeze again in the shade. God's patience is shamefully abused by impenitent sinners.
This site's exposition
when Pharaoh saw that there was respite
The change of mind lasted exactly as long as the pressure. Exodus states the hardening nineteen times, and through the first five plagues it puts the act on Pharaoh or leaves the verb stative, at 7:13, 7:14, 7:22, here, 8:19, 8:32 and 9:7. The first place the text says the LORD hardened him is 9:12 at the sixth plague, and from there to the sea the subject never changes back. Sproul reads the whole sequence as one act with two true descriptions, and the free-will reading takes the order as God confirming a man in the direction he had already taken.
The words behind it
14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּ֣רְא | vaiyar' | and he saw | H7200 → | 1300 times |
| פַּרְעֹ֗ה | paroh | Pharaoh | H6547 → | 274 times |
| כִּ֤י | ki | that | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| הָֽיְתָה֙ | hayetah | it had come | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| הָֽרְוָחָ֔ה | harevachah | the respite | H7309 → | |
| וְהַכְבֵּד֙ | vehakhbed | and he made heavy | H3513 → | 113 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| לִבּ֔וֹ | libo | heart his | H3820 → | 595 times |
| וְלֹ֥א | velo' | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| שָׁמַ֖ע | shama' | he listened | H8085 → | 1159 times |
| אֲלֵהֶ֑ם | ʾalehem | to them | H413 → | 5510 times |
| כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר | kaasher | just as | H834 → | 5497 times |
| דִּבֶּ֥ר | diber | he had said | H1696 → | 1141 times |
| יְהוָֽה׃ ס | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
וַיַּ֣רְאand he saw
vaiyar'H7200 →1300 times
פַּרְעֹ֗הPharaoh
parohH6547 →274 times
כִּ֤יthat
kiH3588 →4482 times
הָֽיְתָה֙it had come
hayetahH1961 →3559 times
הָֽרְוָחָ֔הthe respite
harevachahH7309 →
וְהַכְבֵּד֙and he made heavy
vehakhbedH3513 →113 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
לִבּ֔וֹheart his
liboH3820 →595 times
וְלֹ֥אand not
velo'H3808 →5168 times
שָׁמַ֖עhe listened
shama'H8085 →1159 times
אֲלֵהֶ֑םto them
ʾalehemH413 →5510 times
כַּאֲשֶׁ֖רjust as
kaasherH834 →5497 times
דִּבֶּ֥רhe had said
diberH1696 →1141 times
יְהוָֽה׃ סYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 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
Ecclesiastes 8:11When the sentence for a crime is not speedily executed, the hearts of men become fully set on doing evil.
it leads to
- Romans 2:4–5
Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Isaiah 26:10
Though grace is shown to the wicked man, he does not learn righteousness. In the land of righteousness he acts unjustly and fails to see the majesty of the LORD.
- Psalms 50:21–22
You have done these things, and I kept silent; you thought I was just like you. But now I rebuke you and accuse you to your face.
- 2 Peter 3:3–10
Most importantly, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires.
- Matthew 24:49–50
And he begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards.
- Romans 2:4–5
Through
Hebrews 3:15As it has been said: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion.”
it leads to
- Hebrews 3:7–8
Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice,
- Psalms 95:7
For He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture, the sheep under His care. Today, if you hear His voice,
- Hebrews 3:7–8
Through
Hebrews 3:8do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness,
it leads to
- Proverbs 28:14
Blessed is the man who is always reverent, but he who hardens his heart falls into trouble.
- Proverbs 28:14
About Exodus
Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on John Calvin, Commentary on the Four Last Books of Moses Arranged in the Form of a Harmony; Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.