וַיַּ֣רְא פַּרְעֹ֗ה כִּ֤י הָֽיְתָה֙ הָֽרְוָחָ֔ה וְהַכְבֵּד֙ אֶת־לִבֹּ֔ו וְלֹ֥א שָׁמַ֖ע אֲלֵהֶ֑ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר דִּבֶּ֥ר יְהוָֽה׃ ס
And Parʿo saw that there was relief, and he hardened his heart and did not listen to them, as YHWH had spoken.
Morphology
- וַיַּ֣רְא (vayyarʾ) – Root: ראה (r-ʾ-h); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3ms with vav consecutive; Translation: “And he saw”; Notes: Refers to Parʿo observing the cessation of the plague.
- פַּרְעֹ֗ה (Parʿo) – Root: N/A; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Parʿo”; Notes: The ruler of Egypt.
- כִּ֤י (ki) – Root: N/A; Form: Conjunction; Translation: “That”; Notes: Introduces the reason for his reaction.
- הָֽיְתָה֙ (hayetah) – Root: היה (h-y-h); Form: Verb, Qal, Perfect, 3fs; Translation: “There was”; Notes: Describes the existence of relief.
- הָֽרְוָחָ֔ה (harvachah) – Root: רוח (r-v-ḥ); Form: Noun, fs with definite article; Translation: “Relief”; Notes: Refers to the easing of the plague’s effects.
- וְהַכְבֵּד֙ (ve-hakhbed) – Root: כבד (k-v-d); Form: Verb, Hiphil, Infinitive Construct with vav consecutive; Translation: “And he hardened”; Notes: Indicates deliberate action to make his heart stubborn.
- אֶת־לִבֹּ֔ו (et-libo) – Root: לב (l-v); Form: Noun, ms with direct object marker and 3ms suffix; Translation: “His heart”; Notes: Refers to his inner resolve or will.
- וְלֹ֥א (ve-lo) – Root: N/A; Form: Negative particle; Translation: “And not”; Notes: Denies the subsequent action.
- שָׁמַ֖ע (shamaʿ) – Root: שמע (sh-m-ʿ); Form: Verb, Qal, Perfect, 3ms; Translation: “He listened”; Notes: Indicates his refusal to heed their request.
- אֲלֵהֶ֑ם (alehem) – Root: N/A; Form: Preposition + 3mp suffix; Translation: “To them”; Notes: Refers to Moshe and Aharon.
- כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר (kaʾasher) – Root: N/A; Form: Conjunction; Translation: “As”; Notes: Introduces the comparison or expectation.
- דִּבֶּ֥ר (dibber) – Root: דבר (d-v-r); Form: Verb, Piel, Perfect, 3ms; Translation: “He spoke”; Notes: Refers to YHWH’s prior declaration.
- יְהוָֽה (YHWH) – Root: N/A; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The name of the God of Israel.