7338. 'And Pharaoh's heart was unyielding' means obstinacy, as above in 7272, 7300.

7271. 'To Send the children of Israel away' means that they should depart from molestation. This is clear from the representation of Pharaoh, to whom these things were to be said, as those who molest by means of falsities, dealt with in 7107, 7110, 7126, 7142; from the meaning of 'sending away' as that they should depart; and from the representation of 'the children of Israel' as those who belong to the spiritual Church, as in 6426, 6637, 6862, 6868, 7035, 7062, 7198, 7201, 7215, 7223.