Exodus 8:17
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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ASV
And they did so; and Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and smote the dust of the earth, and there were lice upon man, and upon beast; all the dust of the earth became lice throughout all the land of Egypt.
KJV
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.
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23 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־ | vai.ya.'a.su- | and they did | H6213 → |
| כֵ֗ן | Khen | so | H3651 → |
| וַיֵּט֩ | vai.Yet | and he stretched out | H5186 → |
| אַהֲרֹ֨ן | 'a.ha.Ron | Aaron | H175 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| יָד֤וֹ | ya.Do | hand his | H3027 → |
| בְמַטֵּ֙הוּ֙ | ve.ma.Te.hu | with staff his | H4294 → |
| וַיַּךְ֙ | vai.yaKh | and he struck | H5221 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| עֲפַ֣ר | 'a.Far | [the] dust of | H6083 → |
| הָאָ֔רֶץ | ha.'A.retz | the ground | H776 → |
| וַתְּהִי֙ | va.te.Hi | and it was | H1961 → |
| הַכִּנָּ֔ם | ha.ki.Nam | the gnat[s] | H3654 → |
| בָּאָדָ֖ם | ba.'a.Dam | on <the> humankind | H120 → |
| וּבַבְּהֵמָ֑ה | u.va.be.he.Mah | and on the livestock | H929 → |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → |
| עֲפַ֥ר | 'a.Far | [the] dust of | H6083 → |
| הָאָ֛רֶץ | ha.'A.retz | the ground | H776 → |
| הָיָ֥ה | ha.Yah | it was | H1961 → |
| כִנִּ֖ים | khi.Nim | gnats | H3654 → |
| בְּכָל־ | be.khol | in all | H3605 → |
| אֶ֥רֶץ | 'E.retz | [the] land of | H776 → |
| מִצְרָֽיִם׃ | mitz.Ra.yim | Egypt | H4714 → |
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