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Exodus 7:23

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
And Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he set his heart to this also.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE

And Pharaoh turned around and went into his house, and he didn't take this to heart either.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse shows Pharaoh deliberately choosing to ignore and dismiss what God had just demonstrated through Moses.

📚 Historical Context

In the biblical narrative of Exodus, Moses and Aaron were acting as God's messengers to Pharaoh, demanding the release of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery amid a series of miraculous plagues. After Aaron turned the Nile River into blood as a divine sign, Pharaoh chose to ignore this warning and returned to his palace without giving it serious thought. This moment illustrates the growing hardness of Pharaoh's heart, which was part of God's broader plan to display His sovereignty and judgment on Egypt.

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