Exodus 14:4
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart so that he will pursue them. But I will gain honor by means of Pharaoh and all his army, and the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD.” So this is what the Israelites did.

Young's Literal Translation
and I have strengthened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hath pursued after them, and I am honoured on Pharaoh, and on all his force, and the Egyptians have known that I [am] Jehovah;’ and they do so.

King James Bible
And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, that he shall follow after them; and I will be honoured upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host; that the Egyptians may know that I [am] the LORD. And they did so.

Hebrew
And I will harden
וְחִזַּקְתִּ֣י (wə·ḥiz·zaq·tî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer

Pharaoh’s
פַּרְעֹה֮ (par·‘ōh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6547: Pharaoh -- a title of Egypt kings

heart
לֵב־ (lêḇ-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre

so that he will pursue
וְרָדַ֣ף (wə·rā·ḏap̄)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7291: To pursue, chase, persecute

them.
אַחֲרֵיהֶם֒ (’a·ḥă·rê·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's 310: The hind or following part

But I will gain honor
וְאִכָּבְדָ֤ה (wə·’ik·kā·ḇə·ḏāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular
Strong's 3513: To be heavy, weighty, or burdensome

by means of Pharaoh
בְּפַרְעֹה֙ (bə·p̄ar·‘ōh)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6547: Pharaoh -- a title of Egypt kings

and all
וּבְכָל־ (ū·ḇə·ḵāl)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

his army,
חֵיל֔וֹ (ḥê·lōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 2426: An army, an intrenchment

and the Egyptians
מִצְרַ֖יִם (miṣ·ra·yim)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 4713: Egyptian -- inhabitant of Egypt

will know
וְיָדְע֥וּ (wə·yā·ḏə·‘ū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 3045: To know

that
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

I
אֲנִ֣י (’ă·nî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 589: I

am the LORD.”
יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

So this is what
כֵֽן׃ (ḵên)
Adverb
Strong's 3651: So -- thus

the Israelites did.
וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־ (way·ya·‘ă·śū-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 6213: To do, make

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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