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Exodus 10:20

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Exodus 10:20 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “But Jehovah hardened Pharaoh`s heart, and he did not let the children of Israel go.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

But Jehovah hardened Pharaoh`s heart, and he did not let the children of Israel go.
Exodus 10:20 — American Standard Version

Context — Exodus 10

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
17Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and entreat Jehovah your God, that he may take away from me this death only.
18And he went out from Pharaoh, and entreated Jehovah.
19And Jehovah turned an exceeding strong west wind, which took up the locusts, and drove them into the Red Sea; there remained not one locust in all the border of Egypt.
20But Jehovah hardened Pharaoh`s heart, and he did not let the children of Israel go.
21And Jehovah said unto Moses, Stretch out thy hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt.
22And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days;
23they saw not one another, neither rose any one from his place for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, etc.] 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.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Exo 4:21, Exo 7:13, Exo 7:14, Exo 9:12, Exo 11:10; Deu 2:30; Isa 6:9, Isa 6:10; Joh 12:39, Joh 12:40; Rom 9:18; Th2 2:11, Th2 2:12 Exodus 10:21”
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