וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה בֹּ֖א אֶל־פַּרְעֹ֑ה כִּֽי־אֲנִ֞י הִכְבַּ֤דְתִּי אֶת־לִבּוֹ֙ וְאֶת־לֵ֣ב עֲבָדָ֔יו לְמַ֗עַן שִׁתִ֛י אֹתֹתַ֥י אֵ֖לֶּה בְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃
I rzekł Wiekuisty do Mojżesza: "Idź do Faraona: gdyż Ja uczyniłem uporném serce jego i serce sług jego, abym ustanowił te znaki Moje w pośród niego.
Likutei Moharan
"Then the Lord said to Moses, 'Go to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart and the heart of his servants, that I might show these signs of Mine before him, in order that you may tell in the hearing of your son, and of your son’s son, what things I have done in Egypt, and My signs which I have done among them, that you may know that I am the Lord.' ...tomorrow I shall bring locusts into your borders." (Exodus 10:1-4)
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Likutei Moharan
"Then the Lord said to Moses, 'Go to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart and the heart of his servants, that I might show these signs of Mine before him, in order that you may tell in the hearing of your son, and of your son’s son, what things I have done in Egypt, and My signs which I have done among them, that you may know that I am the Lord.' ...tomorrow I shall bring locusts into your borders." (Exodus 10:1-4)
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Sefat Emet
In the midrash on the verse “for I have hardened his heart” (Exodus 10:1), it explains that Hashem hardened Pharaoh's heart so that it would be a help to redeem Israel (Shemot Rabbah 13:1). Because they were not worthy. And this was a reason to harden his heart. “And the anger of a fool is stronger than both of them" (Proverbs 27:3). And this is to teach every person from Israel that he should not be discouraged when he sees the hiddenness. Because everything is for good. [As it is written, “and as for me, my feet almost strayed… surely You set them in slippery places…” (Psalms 73:2,18), and it is written “and Your thoughts are towards us” (Psalms 40:6).] And this is what is written “come to Pharaoh" (Exodus 10:1), because even the hiddenness itself is a help for the good, “for I have hardened his heart…” (Exodus 10:1).