Exodus 8:17

WEB

¹⁷They did so; and Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and struck the dust of the earth, and there were lice on man, and on animal; all the dust of the earth became lice throughout all the land of Egypt.

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KJV

¹⁷And 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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BSB

¹⁷This 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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FBV

¹⁷They did what the Lord said. When Aaron lifted up his walking stick and hit the dust of the earth, gnats swarmed over both people and animals. The dust in the whole of Egypt turned into gnats.

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Related Resources

Book of Exodus Summary: A Complete Animated Overview (Part 1) - BibleProject

Extra References

Psalms 105:31

³¹He spoke, and swarms of flies came, and lice in all their borders.

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Acts 12:23

²³Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he didn’t give God the glory. Then he was eaten by worms and died.

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Isaiah 23:9

⁹The LORD of Armies has planned it, to stain the pride of all glory, to bring into contempt all the honorable of the earth.