KJV King James Version
And they took ashes of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses sprinkled it up toward heaven; and it became a boil breaking forth [with] blains upon man, and upon beast.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Exodus 9:10
And they took ashes of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses sprinkled it up toward heaven; and it became a boil breaking forth [with] blains upon man, and upon beast.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
So they took soot from the furnace and stood before Pharaoh. Moses tossed it into the air, and festering boils broke out on man and beast.
WEB World English Bible
They took ashes of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses sprinkled it up toward the sky; and it became a boil breaking out with boils on man and on animal.
ASV American Standard Version
And they took ashes of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses sprinkled it up toward heaven; and it became a boil breaking forth with blains upon man and upon beast.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And they take the soot of the furnace, and stand before Pharaoh, and Moses sprinkleth it towards the heavens, and it is a boil with blains, breaking forth, on man and on beast;
Surrounding context — Exodus 9
7 And Pharaoh sent, and, behold, there was not one of the cattle of the Israelites dead. And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the people go.
8 And the LORD said unto Moses and unto Aaron, Take to you handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward the heaven in the sight of Pharaoh.
9 And it shall become small dust in all the land of Egypt, and shall be a boil breaking forth [with] blains upon man, and upon beast, throughout all the land of Egypt.
10 And they took ashes of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses sprinkled it up toward heaven; and it became a boil breaking forth [with] blains upon man, and upon beast.
11 And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boil was upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians.
12 And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had spoken unto Moses.
13 And the LORD said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
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וַיִּקְח֞וּH3947 · la.qachto take: takeאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]פִּ֣יחַH6368 · pi.achsootהַכִּבְשָׁ֗ןH3536 · kiv.shankilnוַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙H5975 · a.madto stand: standלִפְנֵ֣יH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeפַרְעֹ֔הH6547 · par.ohPharaohוַיִּזְרֹ֥קH2236 · za.raqto scatterאֹת֛וֹH853 · et[Obj.]מֹשֶׁ֖הH4872 · mo.shehMosesהַשָּׁמָ֑יְמָהH8064 · sha.ma.yimheavenוַיְהִ֗יH1961 · ha.yahto beשְׁחִין֙H7822 · she.chinboilאֲבַעְבֻּעֹ֔תH76 · a.va.bu.ahboilפֹּרֵ֕חַH6524 · pa.rachto sproutבָּאָדָ֖םH120 · a.dammanוּבַבְּהֵמָֽה׃H929 · be.he.mahanimal
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