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10 They piled them up in heaps and the land stank. 11 But Pharaoh saw that there was a moment of relief, and he became stubborn and did not listen to them, just as the Lord had predicted.

12 Third Plague: The Gnats.[a] Then the Lord said to Moses, “Command Aaron, ‘Stretch out your staff and strike the dust of the earth. It will change into gnats[b] in all the land of Egypt.’ ”

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 8:12 For the first time, the magicians cannot compete with the Lord and recognize his presence.
  2. Exodus 8:12 Gnats, flies: the type of bothersome insects that caused so much distress is not certain.