KJV King James Version
And the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: so there were lice upon man, and upon beast.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Exodus 8:18
And the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: so there were lice upon man, and upon beast.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The magicians tried to produce gnats using their magic arts, but they could not. And the gnats remained on man and beast.
WEB World English Bible
The magicians tried with their enchantments to produce lice, but they couldn’t. There were lice on man, and on animal.
ASV American Standard Version
And the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: and there were lice upon man, and upon beast.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the scribes do so with their flashings, to bring out the gnats, and they have not been able, and the gnats are on man and on beast;
Surrounding context — Exodus 8
15 But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart, and hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.
16 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.
17 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.
18 And the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: so there were lice upon man, and upon beast.
19 Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This [is] the finger of God: and Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.
20 And the LORD said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh; lo, he cometh forth to the water; and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
21 Else, if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms [of flies] upon thee, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thy houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms [of flies], and also the ground whereon they [are].
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיַּעֲשׂוּ־H6213 · a.sahto make: doכֵ֨ןH3651 · kenrightהַחַרְטֻמִּ֧יםH2748 · char.tommagicianבְּלָטֵיהֶ֛םH3909 · latsecrecyלְהוֹצִ֥יאH3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַכִּנִּ֖יםH3654 · kengnatוְלֹ֣אH3808 · lonotיָכֹ֑לוּH3201 · ya.kholbe ableוַתְּהִי֙H1961 · ha.yahto beהַכִּנָּ֔םH3654 · kengnatבָּאָדָ֖םH120 · a.dammanוּבַבְּהֵמָֽה׃H929 · be.he.mahanimal
Cross-references
Exodus 7:11Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments.Exodus 9:11And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boil was upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians.Daniel 5:8Then came in all the king’s wise [men]: but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation thereof.Genesis 41:8And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but [there was] none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.Luke 10:18And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.2 Timothy 3:8-9Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.Daniel 4:7Then came in the magicians, the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers: and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known unto me the interpretation thereof.Isaiah 19:12Where [are] they? where [are] thy wise [men]? and let them tell thee now, and let them know what the LORD of hosts hath purposed upon Egypt.Isaiah 47:12-13Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail.Daniel 2:10-11The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king’s matter: therefore [there is] no king, lord, nor ruler, [that] asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean.
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