וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה בֹּ֖א אֶל־פַּרְעֹ֑ה כִּֽי־אֲנִ֞י הִכְבַּ֤דְתִּי אֶת־לִבּוֹ֙ וְאֶת־לֵ֣ב עֲבָדָ֔יו לְמַ֗עַן שִׁתִ֛י אֹתֹתַ֥י אֵ֖לֶּה בְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃
At sinabi ng Walang-Hanggan kay Moises: “Pumaroon ka kay Faraon, sapagkat Ako mismo ang nagpatigas ng kanyang puso at ng puso ng kanyang mga lingkod, upang maipakita Ko ang mga tanda Kong ito sa gitna niya.
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).