¹⁸ Now ^(A)the magicians so worked with their ^[a]enchantments to bring forth lice, but they ^(B)could not. So there were lice on man and beast. ¹⁹ Then the magicians said to Pharaoh, “This is ^(C)the^[b] finger of God.” But Pharaoh’s ^(D)heart grew hard, and he did not heed them, just as the Lord had said.