Exodus 8:16 — Bible Verse (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.”
Exodus 8:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Exodus 8:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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Exodus 8:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Yahweh said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Stretch out your rod, and strike the dust of the earth, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt.’””
Exodus 8:16 — World English Bible
Exodus 8:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Exodus 8:16 — American Standard Version
Exodus 8:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy rod, and smite the dust of the land, and it hath become gnats in all the land of Egypt.'”
Exodus 8:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Exodus 8:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Jehovah said to Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy staff, and smite the dust of the earth, and it shall become gnats throughout the land of Egypt. ”
Exodus 8:16 — Darby Translation
Exodus 8:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Againe the Lord sayd vnto Moses, Say vnto Aaron, Stretche out the rod, and smite the dust of the earth, that it may bee turned to lyce throughout all the land of Egypt.”
Exodus 8:16 — Geneva Bible
Exodus 8:16 in Context — Exodus 8
14 And they gathered them together upon heaps: and the land stank.
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.
What Does Exodus 8:16 Mean?
Exodus 8:16 is a verse from the Book of Exodus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Exodus chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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