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Exodus 8:16

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.’”

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ASV

And Jehovah said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy rod, and smite the dust of the earth, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt.

KJV

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.

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
יְהוָה֮Yah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
מֹשֶׁה֒mo.ShehMosesH4872 →
אֱמֹר֙'e.MorsayH559 →
אֶֽל־'el-toH413 →
אַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonAaronH175 →
נְטֵ֣הne.Tehstretch outH5186 →
אֶֽת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
מַטְּךָ֔ma.te.Khastaff yourH4294 →
וְהַ֖ךְve.Hakhand strikeH5221 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
עֲפַ֣ר'a.Far[the] dust ofH6083 →
הָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzthe earthH776 →
וְהָיָ֥הve.ha.Yahand it will becomeH1961 →
לְכִנִּ֖םle.khi.Nim<into> gnatsH3654 →
בְּכָל־be.kholin allH3605 →
אֶ֥רֶץ'E.retz[the] land ofH776 →
מִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714 →

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Exodus 7:19And the LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Take your staff and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt—over their rivers and canals and ponds and reservoirs—that they may become blood.’ There will be blood throughout the land of Egypt, even in the vessels of wood and stone.”Exodus 8:5And 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 8:17This 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.Exodus 9:8Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “Take handfuls of soot from the furnace; in the sight of Pharaoh, Moses is to toss it into the air.Exodus 9:22Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven, so that hail may fall on all the land of Egypt—on man and beast and every plant of the field throughout the land of Egypt.”

About Exodus

The Giving of the Law on Mount Sinai — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Giving of the Law on Mount Sinai — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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