וַיַּ֣רְא פַּרְעֹ֗ה כִּ֤י הָֽיְתָה֙ הָֽרְוָחָ֔ה וְהַכְבֵּד֙ אֶת־לִבּ֔וֹ וְלֹ֥א שָׁמַ֖ע אֲלֵהֶ֑ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר דִּבֶּ֥ר יְהוָֽה׃ (ס)
און װי פַּרעה האָט געזען, אַז עס איז געװאָרן אַ דערלײַכטערונג, אַזױ האָט ער האַרט געמאַכט זײַן האַרץ, און האָט ניט צוגעהערט צו זײ; אַזױ װי גאָט האָט גערעדט.
Rashi
העוה is like (Exod. 8:11) “and making heavy (והכבּד) his heart,” to commit iniquity.
Rashi
והותר is an infinitive similar to, (Exodus 8:11) “[But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite] he allowed his heart to be hardened (והכבד)”; (2 Kings 3:24) “and they smote (והכות) Moab” (infinitives used in perfect sense).
Midrash BeChiddush
צְפַרְדֵּעַ Tzfardia, “Frogs” This is the second plague.
1. אַפּ֗ו “His Anger” (Ps. 78:49) - As a result of God’s anger, they had no place for the people to stand, as it states, "But when Pharaoh saw that there was relief.” (Ex. 8:11) If Moses had not prayed for the frogs to die, they would have no space. They were exceedingly cramped (by the frogs) so when (Moses prayed) and Pharaoh saw that there was room, he initially softened and decided to obey God’s command.
1. אַפּ֗ו “His Anger” (Ps. 78:49) - As a result of God’s anger, they had no place for the people to stand, as it states, "But when Pharaoh saw that there was relief.” (Ex. 8:11) If Moses had not prayed for the frogs to die, they would have no space. They were exceedingly cramped (by the frogs) so when (Moses prayed) and Pharaoh saw that there was room, he initially softened and decided to obey God’s command.
Rashi
This people’s heart is becoming fat [This structure] הַשְׁמֵן resembles (Exodus 8:11), “And making his heart heavy (הַכְבֵּד),” an expression of a continuous action. Their heart continuously becomes fatter, angrajjsant in O.F., and his ears are becoming heavier and heavier, [i.e., harder and harder] of hearing.
Rabbeinu Bahya
צוטריטלעך נאָר פֿאַר פּרעמיום־מיטגלידערRashi
והקל מעליך lit., AND TO LIGHTEN the burden FROM OFF YOU — this thing will serve to lighten it from off you. והקל — the grammatical form is similar to (Exodus 8:11) ”and to harden (והכבד) his heart”; (2 Kings 3:24) “and to smite (והכות) Moab” — both of which words are infinitives expressing present time.
Rashi
that he understands Heb. השכיל, like (Exod. 8:11) “making heavy (הכבד)” (Enteliant in O.F.).
Rashi
and turns the wheel over them The wheel of their traits He turned over them. “And drove it heavily (Ex. 14:25),” corresponding to (ibid. 8: 11) “and he made his heart heavy.”