Exodus 8:16
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And the Lord said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy rod, and smite the dust of the land, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt.Then the LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Stretch out your staff and strike the dust of the earth, that it may turn into swarms of gnats throughout the land of Egypt.’”
In other translations
And the Lord said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy rod, and smite the dust of the land, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt.Then the LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Stretch out your staff and strike the dust of the earth, that it may turn into swarms of gnats throughout the land of Egypt.’”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אֶל־'el-toH413מֹשֶׁהmoshehMosesH4872אֱמֹר'emorsayH559אֶל־'el-toH413אַהֲרֹן'aharonAaronH175נְטֵהnetehstretch outH5186אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853מַטְּךָmatekhastaff yourH4294וְהַךְvehakhand strikeH5221אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853עֲפַר'afar[the] dust ofH6083הָאָרֶץha'aretzthe earthH776וְהָיָהvehayahand it will becomeH1961לְכִנִּםlekhinim<into> gnatsH3654בְּכָל־bekholin allH3605אֶרֶץ'eretz[the] land ofH776מִצְרָיִם׃mitzrayimEgyptH4714
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Related verses
- Exodus 8:5And the Lord spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch forth thine hand with thy rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt.And the LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Stretch out your hand with your staff over the rivers and canals and ponds, and cause the frogs to come up onto the land of Egypt.’”
- Exodus 8:17And 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.This they did, and when Aaron stretched out his hand with his staff and struck the dust of the earth, gnats came upon man and beast. All the dust of the earth turned into gnats throughout the land of Egypt.
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People and places
Places: Egypt