Exodus 9:17

9:17 You are still exalting ¹  yourself against my people by ²  not releasing them.

Exodus 14:14

14:14 The Lord ³  will fight for you, and you can be still.” ⁴ 

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¹ tn מִסְתּוֹלֵל (mistolel) is a Hitpael participle, from a root that means “raise up, obstruct.” So in the Hitpael it means to “raise oneself up,” “elevate oneself,” or “be an obstructionist.” See W. C. Kaiser, Jr., “Exodus,” EBC 2:363; U. Cassuto, Exodus, 116.

² tn The infinitive construct with lamed here is epexegetical; it explains how Pharaoh has exalted himself – “by not releasing the people.”

³ tn The word order places emphasis on “the Lord” (Heb “Yahweh”).

⁴ tn The imperfect tense needs to be interpreted in contrast to all that Yahweh will be doing. It may be given a potential imperfect nuance (as here), or it may be obligatory to follow the command to stand firm: “you must be still.”