KJV ORIGINAL
And Pharaoh sent, and, behold, there was not one of the cattle of the Israelites dead. And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the people go.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Pharaoh sent people to check, and sure enough, not a single animal belonging to the Israelites had died. But Pharaoh's heart became stubborn, and he refused to let the people go.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse shows that even when Pharaoh saw clear evidence of God's protection over the Israelites, he stubbornly refused to obey God's command to free them.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during the fifth plague on Egypt, where all Egyptian livestock died from disease while the Israelites' animals were miraculously protected. Pharaoh had the power to verify God's selective judgment firsthand, yet continued to resist Moses' demand to release the Hebrew slaves from bondage.
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