Exodus 8:17

כִּי אִם ־ אֵינְךָ מְשַׁלֵּחַ אֶת ־ עַמִּי הִנְנִי מַשְׁלִיחַ בְּךָ וּבַעֲבָדֶיךָ וּֽבְעַמְּךָ וּבְבָתֶּיךָ אֶת ־ הֶעָרֹב וּמָלְאוּ בָּתֵּי מִצְרַיִם אֶת ־ הֶעָרֹב וְגַם הָאֲדָמָה אֲשֶׁר ־ הֵם עָלֶֽיהָ ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

16וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל ־ מֹשֶׁה הַשְׁכֵּם בַּבֹּקֶר וְהִתְיַצֵּב לִפְנֵי פַרְעֹה הִנֵּה יוֹצֵא הַמָּיְמָה וְאָמַרְתָּ אֵלָיו כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה שַׁלַּח עַמִּי וְיַֽעַבְדֻֽנִי ׃

18וְהִפְלֵיתִי בַיּוֹם הַהוּא אֶת ־ אֶרֶץ גֹּשֶׁן אֲשֶׁר עַמִּי עֹמֵד עָלֶיהָ לְבִלְתִּי הֱיֽוֹת ־ שָׁם עָרֹב לְמַעַן תֵּדַע כִּי אֲנִי יְהוָה בְּקֶרֶב הָאָֽרֶץ ׃

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Cross References

Exodus 5:1וְאַחַר בָּאוּ מֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֶל ־ פַּרְעֹה כֹּֽה ־ אָמַר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל שַׁלַּח אֶת ־ עַמִּי וְיָחֹגּוּ לִי בַּמִּדְבָּֽר ׃

Psalms 105:31אָמַר וַיָּבֹא עָרֹב כִּנִּים בְּכָל ־ גְּבוּלָֽם ׃

Matthew Henry on Exodus 8:17-20

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… Read the whole commentary →

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