He did so, not just once, but time and again as the plagues proceeded, not knowing from one plague to the next how many more times he would need to go before Pharaoh.
Hal itu ia lakukan bukan hanya satu kali melainkan berulang kali seraya tulah demi tulah ditimpakan, tanpa mengetahui berapa banyak tulah yang masih akan muncul dan berapa kali lagi ia perlu menghadap Firaun.