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Exodus 7:4 KJV
Exodus · chapter 7 · verse 4
But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth mine armies, and my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.Exodus 7:4 · King James Version
Exodus 7:4 in context
2Thou shalt speak all that I command thee: and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out of his land.
3And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt.
4But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth mine armies, and my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.
5And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I stretch forth mine hand upon Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among them.
6And Moses and Aaron did as the LORD commanded them, so did they.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- childrenbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
- PharaohParʻôhParoh, a general title of Egyptian kingsH6547 →
- hearkenshâmaʻto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etcH8085 →
- armiestsâbâʼa mass of persons , especially reg. organized forwarH6635 →
- peopleʻama peopleH5971 →
- IsraelYisrâʼêlJisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478 →
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Here, I. God encourages Moses to go to Pharaoh, and at last silences all his discouragements. 1. He clothes him with great power and authority (Exo 7:1): I have made thee a god to Pharaoh; that is, my representative in this affair, as magistrates are called gods, because they are God's viceregents.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-7