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Exodus 10:20

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But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go.
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  1. Exodus 4:21Rank 1 from verse 20
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    21And the Lord said unto Moses, When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put in thine hand: but I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go.

  2. Exodus 11:10Rank 2 from verse 20
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    10And Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh: and the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go out of his land.

  3. Deuteronomy 2:30Rank 3 from verse 20
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    30But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him: for the Lord thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into thy hand, as appeareth this day.

  4. 2 Thessalonians 2:11–12Rank 4 from verse 20
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    11And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:

    12That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

  5. Exodus 7:13–14Rank 5 from verse 20
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    13And he hardened Pharaoh’s heart, that he hearkened not unto them; as the Lord had said.

    14¶ And the Lord said unto Moses, Pharaoh’s heart is hardened, he refuseth to let the people go.

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Exodus 10:20

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

hardened

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of harden, meaning to make or become hard, firm, stubborn, insensible, or resistant.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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heart

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Sense 1: The bodily organ. Sense 2: The inward person: the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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let

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Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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children

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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Israel

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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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19And the Lord turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the locusts, and cast them into the Red sea; there remained not one locust in all the coasts of Egypt.

20But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go.

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21¶ And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt.

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