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And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, that he shall follow after them; and I will be honoured upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host; that the Egyptians may know that I am the LORD . And they did so. (KJV)

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וְחִזַּקְתִּ֣יve.chi.zak.Tiand I will make strong

Lemma: חָזַק (cha.zaq) · Strong's: H2388G

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVpq1cs)

Meaning: to strengthen: strengthen

Used 201 times. Also: Genesis 41:56, Genesis 41:57, Genesis 47:20, Genesis 48:2, Exodus 4:21, Exodus 7:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2388G; TAHOT Exodus 14:4 word 1

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Exodus 14:4 word 2

לֵב\־lev-[the] heart of

Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: heart

Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Exodus 14:4 word 3

פַּרְעֹה֮par.'OhPharaoh

Lemma: פַּרְעֹה (par.oh) · Strong's: H6547J

Parsing: Noun · Title · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNtmsa)

Meaning: Pharaoh

Used 118 times. Also: Exodus 3:10, Exodus 3:11, Exodus 4:21, Exodus 4:22, Exodus 5:1, Exodus 5:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6547J; TAHOT Exodus 14:4 word 4

וְרָדַ֣ףve.ra.Dafand he will pursue

Lemma: רָדַף (ra.daph) · Strong's: H7291

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)

Meaning: to pursue

Used 142 times. Also: Genesis 14:14, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 31:23, Genesis 35:5, Genesis 44:4, Exodus 14:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7291; TAHOT Exodus 14:4 word 5

אַחֲרֵיהֶם֒'a.cha.rei.Hemafter them

Lemma: אַחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0310A

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HAcmpc)

Meaning: after

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0310A; TAHOT Exodus 14:4 word 6

וְאִכָּבְדָ֤הve.'i.ka.ve.Dahand I will gain honor

Lemma: כָּבֵד (ka.vad) · Strong's: H3513G

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVNc1cs)

Meaning: to honor: honour

Used 73 times. Also: Genesis 34:19, Exodus 14:17, Exodus 14:18, Exodus 20:12, Leviticus 10:3, Numbers 22:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3513G; TAHOT Exodus 14:4 word 7

בְּפַרְעֹה֙be.far.'Ohby Pharaoh

Lemma: פַּרְעֹה (par.oh) · Strong's: H6547J

Parsing: Noun · Title · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNtmsa)

Meaning: Pharaoh

Used 118 times. Also: Exodus 3:10, Exodus 3:11, Exodus 4:21, Exodus 4:22, Exodus 5:1, Exodus 5:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6547J; TAHOT Exodus 14:4 word 8

וּבְכָל\־u.ve.Khol-and by all

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Exodus 14:4 word 9

חֵיל֔וֹchei.Loarmy his

Lemma: חַ֫יִל (cha.yil) · Strong's: H2428A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: strength: soldiers

Used 109 times. Also: Exodus 14:9, Exodus 14:17, Exodus 14:28, Exodus 15:4, Numbers 31:14, Deuteronomy 11:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2428A; TAHOT Exodus 14:4 word 10

וְיָדְע֥וּve.ya.de.'Uand they will know

Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)

Meaning: to know

Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Exodus 14:4 word 11

מִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgypt

Lemma: מִצְרִי (mits.ri) · Strong's: H4713

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Egyptian

Used 70 times. Also: Genesis 12:12, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 16:1, Genesis 16:3, Genesis 21:9, Genesis 25:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4713; TAHOT Exodus 14:4 word 12

כִּֽי\־ki-that

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Exodus 14:4 word 13

אֲנִ֣י'a.NiI

Lemma: אֲנִי (a.ni) · Strong's: H0589

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)

Meaning: I

Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 6:17, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 14:23, Genesis 15:7, Genesis 17:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0589; TAHOT Exodus 14:4 word 14

יְהוָ֑הYah.weh[am] Yahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Exodus 14:4 word 15

וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ\־vai.ya.'a.su-and they did

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to make: do

Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Exodus 14:4 word 16

כֵֽן\׃Khenso

Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651C

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: so

Used 734 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3651C; TAHOT Exodus 14:4 word 17

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

And I will harden	→	חָזַק H2388G to strengthen: strengthen
Pharaoh’s	→	פַּרְעֹה H6547J Pharaoh
heart	→	לֵב H3820A heart
so that he will pursue	→	רָדַף H7291 to pursue
them	→	אַחַר H0310A after
But I will gain honor	→	כָּבֵד H3513G to honor: honour
by means of Pharaoh	→	פַּרְעֹה H6547J Pharaoh
and all	→	כֹּל H3605 all
his army	→	חַ֫יִל H2428A strength: soldiers
and the Egyptians	→	מִצְרִי H4713 Egyptian
will know	→	יָדַע H3045 to know
that	→	כִּי H3588A for
I	→	אֲנִי H0589 I
am the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
So this is what	→	כֵּן H3651C so
the Israelites did	→	עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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