^7:22But the magicians of Egypt did the same⁵⁵ by their secret arts, and so⁵⁶ Pharaoh’s heart remained hard,⁵⁷ and he refused to listen to Moses and Aaron⁵⁸—just as the Lord had predicted.

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Footnotes

55 Heb “thus, so.”
56 The vav consecutive on the preterite introduces the outcome or result of the matter—Pharaoh was hardened.
57 Heb “and the heart of Pharaoh became hard.” This phrase translates the Hebrew word חָזַק (khazaq; see S. R. Driver, Exodus, ). In context this represents the continuation of a prior condition.
58 Heb “to them”; the referents (Moses and Aaron) have been specified in the translation for clarity.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

But the magicians of Egypt did the same by their secret arts. So Pharaoh’s heart remained hardened, and he would not listen to them, as the Lord had said.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

But the Egyptian magicians did the same things by their secret arts, and Pharaoh’s heart became hard; he would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the Lord had said.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But the magicians of Egypt did the same thing by their occult practices. So Pharaoh’s heart was hard, and he would not listen to them, as the Lord had said.

NLTNew Living Translation

But again the magicians of Egypt used their magic, and they, too, turned water into blood. So Pharaoh’s heart remained hard. He refused to listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the Lord had predicted.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And the magicians of Egypt did likewise with their secret arts, and Pharaoh’s heart was hard, and he did not listen to them, as Yahweh had spoken.

KJV 1900King James Version

And the magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments: and Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, neither did he hearken unto them; as the Lord had said.

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