Exodus 14:17

And I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they will go in after them. Then I will gain honor by means of Pharaoh and all his army and chariots and horsemen.
Exodus 14:17
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַאֲנִ֗י הִנְנִ֤י מְחַזֵּק֙ אֶת־לֵ֣ב מִצְרַ֔יִם וְיָבֹ֖אוּ אַחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם וְאִכָּבְדָ֤ה בְּפַרְעֹה֙ וּבְכָל־חֵיל֔וֹ בְּרִכְבּ֖וֹ וּבְפָרָשָֽׁיו׃

  1. וַאֲנִ֗יva.'a.Ni“and I”
    Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
  2. הִנְנִ֤יhi.Ni“here I”
    Particle, interjection + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from הֵן · “look!” · Strong's H2005
  3. מְחַזֵּק֙me.cha.Zek“[am] about to make strong”
    Verb, piel, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from חָזַק · “strengthen” · Strong's H2388G
  4. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  5. לֵ֣בlev“[the] heart of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from לֵב · “heart” · Strong's H3820A
  6. מִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yim“Egypt”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from מִצְרִי · “Egyptian” · Strong's H4713
  7. וְיָבֹ֖אוּve.ya.Vo.'u“so they may go”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  8. אַחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם'a.cha.rei.Hem“after them”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אַחַר · “after” · Strong's H0310A
  9. וְאִכָּבְדָ֤הve.'i.ka.ve.Dah“and I will gain honor”
    Conjunction + Verb, niphal, infinitive construct, 1st person, common, singular · from כָּבֵד · “honour” · Strong's H3513G
  10. בְּפַרְעֹה֙be.far.'Oh“by Pharaoh”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from פַּרְעֹה · “Pharaoh” · Strong's H6547J
  11. וּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-“and by all”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  12. חֵיל֔וֹchei.Lo“army his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חַ֫יִל · “soldiers” · Strong's H2428A
  13. בְּרִכְבּ֖וֹbe.rikh.Bo“by chariot[s] his”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רֶ֫כֶב · “chariot” · Strong's H7393G
  14. וּבְפָרָשָֽׁיו׃u.ve.fa.ra.Shav“and by horsemen his”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from פָּרָשׁ · “horseman” · Strong's H6571B
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)