Exodus 8:16-19
Legacy Standard Bible
The Plague of Gnats
16 Then Yahweh said to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Stretch out your staff and strike the dust of the earth, that it may become [a]gnats through all the land of Egypt.’” 17 And they did so; and Aaron stretched out his hand with his staff and struck the dust of the earth, and there were [b]gnats on man and beast. All the dust of the earth became [c](A)gnats through all the land of Egypt. 18 Then [d]the magicians did the same with their secret arts in order to bring forth [e]gnats, but (B)they could not; so there were [f]gnats on man and beast. 19 And the [g]magicians said to Pharaoh, “(C)This is the finger of God.” But Pharaoh’s heart was [h]hardened with strength, and he did not listen to them, as Yahweh had spoken.
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- Exodus 8:16 Or lice
- Exodus 8:17 Or lice
- Exodus 8:17 Or lice
- Exodus 8:18 Or soothsayer priests
- Exodus 8:18 Or lice
- Exodus 8:18 Or lice
- Exodus 8:19 Or soothsayer priests
- Exodus 8:19 Lit strengthened
Exodus 8:16-19
International Standard Version
The Plague of Gnats
16 Then the Lord told Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Stretch out your staff, strike the dust of the ground, and the dust[a] will become gnats throughout the land of Egypt.’” 17 They did this.[b] Aaron stretched his hand out with his staff, struck the dust of the land, and gnats came on people and animals—all the dust of the ground became gnats throughout the land of Egypt. 18 The magicians tried[c] to do the same thing[d] with their secret arts, but they were unable to bring out the gnats. The gnats were on the people and the animals.
19 The magicians told Pharaoh, “It is the finger of God!”[e] But Pharaoh’s heart was stubborn[f] and he did not listen to them, just as the Lord had predicted.
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- Exodus 8:16 Lit. it
- Exodus 8:17 Lit. thus
- Exodus 8:18 Lit. they did
- Exodus 8:18 Lit. thus
- Exodus 8:19 I.e. an act of God
- Exodus 8:19 Lit. strong
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