John Gill Commentary Exodus 10:1

"And Jehovah said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I may show these my signs in the midst of them," — Exodus 10:1 (ASV)

And the Lord said to Moses, go in to Pharaoh, for I have
hardened his heart
Or, as some render it, "though I have hardened his heart" ^F21 ; or otherwise it would seem rather to be a reason he should not go, than why he should; at least it would be discouraging, and he might object to what purpose should he go, it would be in vain, no end would be answered by it; though there was an end God had in view, and which was answered by hardening his heart,

and the heart of his servants ;
whose hearts also were hardened until now; until the plague of the locusts was threatened, and then they relent; which end was as follows:

that I might show these my signs before him ;
which had been shown already, and others that were to be done, see (Exodus 7:3) or in the midst of him ^F23 , in the midst of his land, or in his heart, see (Exodus 9:14) .

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FOOTNOTES:

• F21: (yk) "quamvis", Piscator; so Ainsworth.
• F23: (wbrqb) "in medio ejus", Pagninus, Drusius; "in interioribus ejus", Montanus.