²¹ The Lord instructed Moses, “When you go back to Egypt, make sure you do all the wonders before Pharaoh that I have put within your power. But I will harden his heart^[a](A) so that he won’t let the people go.

⁴ Pharaoh will not listen to you, but I will put My hand on Egypt and bring the divisions of My people the Israelites out of the land of Egypt by great acts of judgment.

¹³ However, Pharaoh’s heart hardened,^(A) and he did not listen to them, as the Lord had said.