Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleFor it was of the LORD to harden their hearts to engage Israel in battle, so that they would be set apart for destruction and would receive no mercy, being annihilated as the LORD had commanded Moses. Young's Literal Translation for from Jehovah it hath been to strengthen their heart, to meet in battle with Israel, in order to devote them, so that they have no grace, but in order to destroy them, as Jehovah commanded Moses. King James Bible For it was of the LORD to harden their hearts, that they should come against Israel in battle, that he might destroy them utterly, [and] that they might have no favour, but that he might destroy them, as the LORD commanded Moses. Hebrew Forכִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction it was הָיְתָ֡ה (hā·yə·ṯāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be of מֵאֵ֣ת (mê·’êṯ) Preposition-m | Direct object marker Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case the LORD יְהוָ֣ה ׀ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel to harden לְחַזֵּ֣ק (lə·ḥaz·zêq) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Strong's 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer their hearts לִבָּם֩ (lib·bām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre to engage לִקְרַ֨את (liq·raṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 7125: Against he come, help, meet, seek, to, in the way Israel יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc in battle, הַמִּלְחָמָ֤ה (ham·mil·ḥā·māh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4421: A battle, war that they would be completely destroyed הַֽחֲרִימָ֔ם (ha·ḥă·rî·mām) Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 2763: To seclude, to devote to religious uses, to be blunt as to the nose without לְבִלְתִּ֥י (lə·ḇil·tî) Preposition-l Strong's 1115: A failure of, not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until mercy תְּחִנָּ֑ה (tə·ḥin·nāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8467: Favor, supplication for favor and כִּ֚י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction be annihilated הַשְׁמִידָ֔ם (haš·mî·ḏām) Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 8045: To be exterminated or destroyed as כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר (ka·’ă·šer) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that the LORD יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel had commanded צִוָּ֥ה (ṣiw·wāh) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order Moses. מֹשֶֽׁה׃ (mō·šeh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4872: Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver |