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Sforno on Numbers 14:44/ספורנו על במדבר י״ד:מ״ד

אוַיַּעְפִּלוּ. חִזְּקוּ לְבָבָם, כְּעִנְיַן ״וַיֶּחֱזַק לֵב פַּרְעֹה וְלֹא שָׁמַע אֲלֵהֶם״ (שמות ז:יג).
1ויעפילו, they stiffened their attitude, similar to Exodus 6,13 where Pharaoh is reported as stiffening his attitude, and as a result not paying heed to Moses’ and Aaron’s warning.