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

²⁰ But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart,^(A) and he did not let the Israelites go.

²⁷ But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart,^(A) and he was unwilling to let them go.