OET interlinear EXO 9:34

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וַ⁠יַּכְבֵּ֥ד לִבּ֖⁠וֹ

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_saw Parˊoh that/for/because/then/when ceased the,rain and,the,hail and,the_thunder,claps and,he_repeated to,sin and,he_made_unresponsive his/its=heart he/it and,servants_of,his )

Pharaoh’s stubborn attitude is spoken of as if he made his own heart heavy. This time his servants do the same. If the heart is not the body part your culture uses to refer to a person’s will, consider using whichever organ your culture would use for this image. See how you translated this in 8:15. Alternate translation: [Pharaoh determined to be defiant]

וַ⁠יֹּ֣סֶף לַ⁠חֲטֹ֑א

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_saw Parˊoh that/for/because/then/when ceased the,rain and,the,hail and,the_thunder,claps and,he_repeated to,sin and,he_made_unresponsive his/its=heart he/it and,servants_of,his )

This statement is from the author’s perspective. Therefore, unlike in 9:27, sin should be translated with the word your language uses for “sin.”

וַ⁠יַּכְבֵּ֥ד לִבּ֖⁠וֹ ה֥וּא וַ⁠עֲבָדָֽי⁠ו

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_saw Parˊoh that/for/because/then/when ceased the,rain and,the,hail and,the_thunder,claps and,he_repeated to,sin and,he_made_unresponsive his/its=heart he/it and,servants_of,his )

Alternate translation: [and he caused his heart to be heavy. His servants did also] or [and he caused his heart to be heavy. His servants did the same]