KJV King James Version
And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them: and I will get me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Exodus 14:17
And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them: and I will get me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they will go in after them. Then I will gain honor by means of Pharaoh and all his army and chariots and horsemen.
WEB World English Bible
I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall go in after them: and I will get myself honor over Pharaoh, and over all his armies, over his chariots, and over his horsemen.
ASV American Standard Version
And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall go in after them: and I will get me honor upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘And I—lo, I am strengthening the heart of the Egyptians, and they go in after them, and I am honoured on Pharaoh, and on all his force, on his chariots, and on his horsemen;
Surrounding context — Exodus 14
14 The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
15 And the LORD said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward:
16 But lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go on dry [ground] through the midst of the sea.
17 And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them: and I will get me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.
18 And the Egyptians shall know that I [am] the LORD, when I have gotten me honour upon Pharaoh, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.
19 And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them:
20 And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and it was a cloud and darkness [to them], but it gave light by night [to these]: so that the one came not near the other all the night.
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וַאֲנִ֗יH589 · a.niIהִנְנִ֤יH2005 · henlook!מְחַזֵּק֙H2388 · cha.zaqto strengthen: strengthenאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]לֵ֣בH3820 · levheartמִצְרַ֔יִםH4713 · mits.riEgyptianוְיָבֹ֖אוּH935 · boto come (in): comeאַחֲרֵיהֶ֑םH310 · a.charafterוְאִכָּבְדָ֤הH3513 · ka.vadto honor: honourבְּפַרְעֹה֙H6547 · par.ohPharaohוּבְכָל־H3605 · kolallחֵיל֔וֹH2428 · cha.yilstrength: soldiersבְּרִכְבּ֖וֹH7393 · re.khevchariotוּבְפָרָשָֽׁיו׃H6571 · pa.rashhorse
Cross-references
Exodus 14:8And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel: and the children of Israel went out with an high hand.Exodus 14:4And 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.Ezekiel 34:11For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, [even] I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out.Ezekiel 34:20Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD unto them; Behold, I, [even] I, will judge between the fat cattle and between the lean cattle.Deuteronomy 32:39See now that I, [even] I, [am] he, and [there is] no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither [is there any] that can deliver out of my hand.Ezekiel 6:3And say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus saith the Lord GOD to the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys; Behold, I, [even] I, will bring a sword upon you, and I will destroy your high places.Isaiah 51:12I, [even] I, [am] he that comforteth you: who [art] thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man [that] shall die, and of the son of man [which] shall be made [as] grass;Exodus 7:13-14And he hardened Pharaoh’s heart, that he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.Ezekiel 5:8Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, [am] against thee, and will execute judgments in the midst of thee in the sight of the nations.Isaiah 48:15I, [even] I, have spoken; yea, I have called him: I have brought him, and he shall make his way prosperous.Exodus 4:23And I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay thy son, [even] thy firstborn.Leviticus 26:28Then I will walk contrary unto you also in fury; and I, even I, will chastise you seven times for your sins.Genesis 6:17And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein [is] the breath of life, from under heaven; [and] every thing that [is] in the earth shall die.Exodus 7:3And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt.Hosea 5:14For I [will be] unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, [even] I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and none shall rescue [him].Jeremiah 23:39Therefore, behold, I, even I, will utterly forget you, and I will forsake you, and the city that I gave you and your fathers, [and cast you] out of my presence:Genesis 9:9And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you;
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