Exodus 11:10

10 Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh, but the LORD hardened ^[a] Pharaoh’s heart so that he would not let the Israelites go out of his land.

Exodus 11:10 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 11:10

And Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh,
&c,] Which are related in the preceding chapters: and the Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart:
one time after another, and yet more and more: so that he would not let the children of Israel go out of his land;
until the last plague, the slaying of the firstborn, was brought upon him and his people, related in the following chapter.

Exodus 11:10 In-Context

8 And all these officials of yours will come and bow before me, saying, ‘Go, you and all the people who follow you!’ After that, I will depart.” And hot with anger, Moses left Pharaoh’s presence.

9 The LORD said to Moses, “Pharaoh will not listen to you, so that My wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.”

10 Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh, but the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart so that he would not let the Israelites go out of his land.

Footnotes

• [a] Or stiffened or strengthened