Exodus 8:16-19
New King James Version
The Third Plague: Lice
16 So the Lord said to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Stretch out your rod, and strike the dust of the land, so that it may become [a]lice throughout all the land of Egypt.’ ” 17 And they did so. For Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod and struck the dust of the earth, and (A)it became lice on man and beast. All the dust of the land became lice throughout all the land of Egypt.
18 Now (B)the magicians so worked with their [b]enchantments to bring forth lice, but they (C)could not. So there were lice on man and beast. 19 Then the magicians said to Pharaoh, “This is (D)the[c] finger of God.” But Pharaoh’s (E)heart grew hard, and he did not heed them, just as the Lord had said.
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- Exodus 8:16 gnats
- Exodus 8:18 secret arts
- Exodus 8:19 An act of God
Exodus 8:16-19
Lexham English Bible
Plague Three: Gnats
16 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Stretch out your staff and strike the dust of the land, and it will become gnats[a] in all the land of Egypt.’” 17 And he did so, and Aaron stretched out his hand with his staff, and he struck the dust of the land, and it became gnats on the humans and on the animals; all of the dust of the land became gnats in all the land of Egypt. 18 And the magicians did so with their secret arts to bring out the gnats, but they were not able, and the gnats were on the humans and on the animals. 19 And the magicians said to Pharaoh, “It is the finger of God.” But the heart of Pharaoh was hard, and he did not listen to them, as Yahweh had spoken.
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- Exodus 8:16 Exactly what troublesome insect is uncertain
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