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Exodus 14:4

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.

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ASV

And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and he shall follow after them; and I will get me honor upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host: and the Egyptians shall know that I am Jehovah. And they did so.

KJV

And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, that he shall follow after them; and I will be honoured upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host; that the Egyptians may know that I am the Lord. And they did so.

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17 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְחִזַּקְתִּ֣יve.chi.zak.Tiand I will make strongH2388 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
לֵב־lev-[the] heart ofH3820 →
פַּרְעֹה֮par.'OhPharaohH6547 →
וְרָדַ֣ףve.ra.Dafand he will pursueH7291 →
אַחֲרֵיהֶם֒'a.cha.rei.Hemafter themH310 →
וְאִכָּבְדָ֤הve.'i.ka.ve.Dahand I will gain honorH3513 →
בְּפַרְעֹה֙be.far.'Ohby PharaohH6547 →
וּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-and by allH3605 →
חֵיל֔וֹchei.Loarmy hisH2428 →
וְיָדְע֥וּve.ya.de.'Uand they will knowH3045 →
מִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4713 →
כִּֽי־ki-thatH3588 →
אֲנִ֣י'a.NiIH589 →
יְהוָ֑הYah.weh[am] YahwehH3068 →
וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-and they didH6213 →
כֵֽן׃KhensoH3651 →

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John 12:40“He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.”Romans 9:22–23What if God, intending to show His wrath and make His power known, bore with great patience the vessels of His wrath, prepared for destruction?Exodus 14:17And 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.Exodus 4:21The 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.Exodus 7:5And 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.”Romans 9:17For 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.”Ezekiel 32:15‘When I make the land of Egypt a desolation and empty it of all that filled it, when I strike down all who live there, then they will know that I am the LORD.’Exodus 7:3But I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and though I will multiply My signs and wonders in the land of Egypt,Exodus 9:16But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display My power to you, and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth.Exodus 10:27But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he was unwilling to let them go.Judges 4:7And I will draw out Sisera the commander of Jabin’s army, his chariots, and his troops to the River Kishon, and I will deliver him into your hand.’”Leviticus 10:3Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the LORD meant when He said: ‘To those who come near Me I will show My holiness, and in the sight of all the people I will reveal My glory.’” But Aaron remained silent.Psalms 9:16The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion SelahEzekiel 38:16You will advance against My people Israel like a cloud covering the land. It will happen in the latter days, O Gog, that I will bring you against My land, so that the nations may know Me when I show Myself holy in you before their eyes.Isaiah 64:2as fire kindles the brushwood and causes the water to boil, to make Your name known to Your enemies, so that the nations will tremble at Your presence!Exodus 4:21–31The 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.Ezekiel 28:22And you are to declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I am against you, O Sidon, and I will be glorified within you. They will know that I am the LORD when I execute judgments against her and demonstrate My holiness through her.Exodus 7:17This is what the LORD says: By this you will know that I am the LORD. Behold, with the staff in my hand I will strike the water of the Nile, and it will turn to blood.

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