Exodus 10:20

20 But ADONAI made Pharaoh hardhearted, and he didn't let the people of Isra'el 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 He went out from Pharaoh and interceded with ADONAI.

19 ADONAI reversed the wind and made it blow very strongly from the west. It took up the locusts and drove them into the Sea of Suf; not one locust remained on Egyptian soil.

20 But ADONAI made Pharaoh hardhearted, and he didn't let the people of Isra'el go.

21 ADONAI said to Moshe, "Reach out your hand toward the sky, and there will be darkness over the land of Egypt, darkness so thick it can be felt!"

22 Moshe reached out his hand toward the sky, and there was a thick darkness in the entire land of Egypt for three days.