Exodus 8:17
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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.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.
In other translations
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.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.
Hebrew words
וַיַּעֲשׂוּ־vaiya'asu-and they didH6213כֵןkhensoH3651וַיֵּטvaiyetand he stretched outH5186אַהֲרֹן'aharonAaronH175אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853יָדוֹyadohand hisH3027בְמַטֵּהוּvematehuwith staff hisH4294וַיַּךְvaiyakhand he struckH5221אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853עֲפַר'afar[the] dust ofH6083הָאָרֶץha'aretzthe groundH776וַתְּהִיvatehiand it wasH1961הַכִּנָּםhakinamthe gnat[s]H3654בָּאָדָםba'adamon <the> humankindH120וּבַבְּהֵמָהuvabehemahand on the livestockH929כָּל־kol-allH3605עֲפַר'afar[the] dust ofH6083הָאָרֶץha'aretzthe groundH776הָיָהhayahit wasH1961כִנִּיםkhinimgnatsH3654בְּכָל־bekholin allH3605אֶרֶץ'eretz[the] land ofH776מִצְרָיִם׃mitzrayimEgyptH4714
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Psalm 105:31He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies, and lice in all their coasts.He spoke, and insects swarmed— gnats throughout their country.
- Acts 12:23And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.Immediately, because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.
- Isaiah 23:9The Lord of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the honourable of the earth.The LORD of Hosts planned it, to defile all its glorious beauty, to disgrace all the renowned of the earth.
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People and places
People: Aaron
Places: Egypt