In effect what Pharaoh actually did was that he fooled his people,

﴿وَأَضَلَّ فِرۡعَوۡنُ قَوۡمَهُۥ وَمَا هَدَىٰ ﴾
[طه: 79]

In effect what Pharaoh actually did was that he fooled his people, led them astray and never did he really guide them to a path of righteousness

﴿وأضل فرعون قومه وما هدى﴾ [طه: 79]

Dr Kamal Omar
And Firaun misled his nation and did not provide (them) a correct approach

Dr Laleh Bakhtiar
And Pharaoh caused his folk to go astray and he guided them not

Dr Munir Munshey
The pharaoh led his nation astray _ did not guide well

Edward Henry Palmer
And Pharaoh and his people went astray and were not guided

Farook Malik
Thus Pharoah misled his people instead of guiding them aright

George Sale
And Pharaoh caused his people to err, neither did he direct them aright

Maududi
Pharaoh led his people astray; he did not guide them aright