⁷ And Pharaoh sent men, and they learned that, behold, not even one of the livestock of Israel was dead. But ^(A)the heart of Pharaoh was ^[a]hardened, and he did not let the people go.

⁷ “If there is ^(A)a poor person among you, one of your brothers, in any of your ^[a]towns in your land which the Lord your God is giving you, ^(B)you shall not harden your heart, nor close your hand from your poor brother;

⁸ He *said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart Moses permitted you to ^[a]divorce your wives; but from the beginning it has not been this way.