Exodus 10:20

20 But the LORD made Pharaoh stubborn, so he did 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 Moses left Pharaoh and prayed to the LORD.

19 Then the LORD changed the wind to a very strong west wind. It picked up the locusts and blew them into the Red Sea. Not one locust was left anywhere in Egypt.

20 But the LORD made Pharaoh stubborn, so he did not let the Israelites go.

21 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Lift your hand toward the sky, and a darkness [so thick] that it can be felt will come over Egypt."

22 Moses lifted his hand toward the sky, and throughout Egypt there was total darkness for three days.