Exodus 10:20

20 But the LORD hardened ^[a] Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not let the Israelites go.

Exodus 10:20 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 10:20

But the Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart
For as yet he had not brought all his judgments on him he designed to bring:

so that he would not let the children of Israel go:
though he had promised to do it, and that he would never offend more in this way.

Exodus 10:20 In-Context

18 So Moses left Pharaoh’s presence and appealed to the LORD.

19 And the LORD changed the wind to a very strong west wind that carried off the locusts and blew them into the Red Sea. Not a single locust remained anywhere in Egypt.

20 But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not let the Israelites go.

21 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven, so that darkness may spread over the land of Egypt—a palpable darkness.”

22 So Moses stretched out his hand toward heaven, and total darkness covered all the land of Egypt for three days.

Footnotes

• [a]. Or stiffened or strengthened; also in verse 27