Exodus 10:27

וַיְחַזֵּ֥ק יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־לֵ֣ב פַּרְעֹ֑ה וְלֹ֥א אָבָ֖ה לְשַׁלְּחָֽם׃

And YHWH hardened the heart of Parʿo, and he was not willing to let them go.

Morphology

1. וַיְחַזֵּ֥ק (vayyeḥazzeq) – Root: חזק (ḥ-z-q); Form: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, 3ms with vav consecutive; Translation: “And He hardened”; Notes: Refers to YHWH strengthening or hardening Parʿo’s heart.
2. יְהוָ֖ה (YHWH) – Root: N/A; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The covenant name of God.
3. אֶת־לֵ֣ב (et-lev) – Root: לב (l-v); Form: Direct object marker + Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “The heart of”; Notes: Refers to the will or inner disposition of Parʿo.
4. פַּרְעֹ֑ה (Parʿo) – Root: N/A; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Parʿo”; Notes: Refers to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt.
5. וְלֹ֥א (velo) – Root: N/A; Form: Conjunction + Negative particle; Translation: “And not”; Notes: Negates the following action.
6. אָבָ֖ה (ʾavah) – Root: אבה (ʾ-v-h); Form: Verb, Qal, Perfect, 3ms; Translation: “He was willing”; Notes: Indicates Parʿo’s refusal.
7. לְשַׁלְּחָֽם׃ (leshalleḥam) – Root: שלח (sh-l-ḥ); Form: Verb, Piel, Infinitive construct + 3mp suffix; Translation: “To let them go”; Notes: Refers to Parʿo’s unwillingness to release the Israelites.