King James Version
Exodus 7:3 in the King James Version says “And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt.” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 7 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt.”
Exodus 7:3 · KJV
And the LORD said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet.
Thou 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.
And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt.
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.
And 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.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And I will harden”
H7185properly, to be dense, i.e., tough or severe (in various applications)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“heart”
H3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“my signs”
H226a signal (literally or figuratively), as a flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence, etc
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
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