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Exodus 8:17
English Standard Version
Exodus 8:17
English Standard Version
17 And they did so. Aaron stretched out his hand with his staff and struck the dust of the earth, and (A)there were gnats on man and beast. All the dust of the earth became gnats in all the land of Egypt.
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Exodus 8:17
New American Standard Bible
Exodus 8:17
New American Standard Bible
17 They did so; and Aaron extended his hand with his staff and struck the dust of the earth, and there were [a]gnats on every [b]person and animal. All the dust of the earth turned into [c](A)gnats through all the land of Egypt.
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- Exodus 8:17 Or lice
- Exodus 8:17 I.e., Egyptians and their livestock
- Exodus 8:17 Or lice
Exodus 8:17
New International Version
Exodus 8:17
New International Version
17 They did this, and when Aaron stretched out his hand with the staff and struck the dust of the ground, gnats(A) came on people and animals. All the dust throughout the land of Egypt became gnats.
Exodus 8:17
King James Version
Exodus 8:17
King James Version
17 And they did so; for Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and smote the dust of the earth, and it became lice in man, and in beast; all the dust of the land became lice throughout all the land of Egypt.
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