Exodus 8:17
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Exodus 8:17
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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.
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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.
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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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Verse Text
And they didH6213 so; for AaronH175 stretched outH5186 his handH3027 with his rodH4294, and smoteH5221 the dustH6083 of the earthH776, and it became liceH3654 in manH120, and in beastH929; all the dustH6083 of the landH776 became liceH3654 throughout all the landH776 of EgyptH4714.
וַיַּעֲשׂוּ־כֵן וַיֵּט אַהֲרֹן אֶת־יָדֹו בְמַטֵּהוּ וַיַּךְ אֶת־עֲפַר הָאָרֶץ וַתְּהִי הַכִּנָּם בָּאָדָם וּבַבְּהֵמָה כָּל־עֲפַר הָאָרֶץ הָיָה כִנִּים בְּכָל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
וַ/יַּֽעֲשׂוּ |
va/i.ya.'a.su- | H6213 | HC/Vqw3mp | and/ they did |
כֵ֗ן |
Khen | H3651 | HD | so |
וַ/יֵּט֩ |
va/i.Yet | H5186 | HC/Vqw3ms | and/ he stretched out |
אַהֲרֹ֨ן |
'a.ha.Ron | H175 | HNp | Aaron |
אֶת |
'et- | H853 | HTo | (obj.) |
יָד֤/וֹ |
ya.D/o | H3027 | HNcbsc/Sp3ms | hand/ his |
בְ/מַטֵּ֨/הוּ֙ |
ve./ma.Te./hu | H4294 | HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms | with/ staff/ his |
וַ/יַּךְ֙ |
va/i.yaKh | H5221 | HC/Vhw3ms | and/ he struck |
אֶת |
'et- | H853 | HTo | (obj.) |
עֲפַ֣ר |
'a.Far | H6083 | HNcmsc | (the) dust of |
הָ/אָ֔רֶץ |
ha./'A.retz | H776 | HTd/Ncbsa | the/ ground |
וַ/תְּהִי֙ |
va./te.Hi | H1961 | HC/Vqw3fs | and/ it was |
הַ/כִּנָּ֔ם |
ha./ki.Nam | H3654 | HTd/Ncmsa | the/ gnat(s) |
בָּ/אָדָ֖ם |
ba./'a.Dam | H120 | HRd/Ncmsa | on (the)/ humankind |
וּ/בַ/בְּהֵמָ֑ה |
u./va./be.he.Mah | H929 | HC/Rd/Ncfsa | and/ on the/ livestock |
כָּל |
kol- | H3605 | HNcmsc | all |
עֲפַ֥ר |
'a.Far | H6083 | HNcmsc | (the) dust of |
הָ/אָ֛רֶץ |
ha./'A.retz | H776 | HTd/Ncbsa | the/ ground |
הָיָ֥ה |
ha.Yah | H1961 | HVqp3ms | it was |
כִנִּ֖ים |
khi.Nim | H3654 | HNcmpa | gnats |
בְּ/כָל |
be./khol | H3605 | HR/Ncmsc | in/ all |
אֶ֥רֶץ |
'E.retz | H776 | HNcbsc | (the) land of |
מִצְרָֽיִם |
mitz.Ra.yim | H4714 | HNp | Egypt |
- H120 — אָדָם (ʼâdâm, aw-dawm'): from אָדַם (ʼâdam) H119; ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.); [idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
- H175 — אַהֲרוֹן (ʼAhărôwn, a-har-one'): of uncertain derivation; Aharon, the brother of Moses; Aaron.
- H776 — אֶרֶץ (ʼerets, eh'-rets): from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land); [idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.
- H929 — בְּהֵמָה (bᵉhêmâh, be-hay-maw'): from an unused root (probably meaning to be mute); properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective); beast, cattle.
- H3027 — יָד (yâd, yawd): a primitive word; a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), in distinction from כַּף (kaph) H3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote (as follows); ([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, [idiom] enough, [phrase] fellowship, force, [idiom] from, hand(-staves, -y work), [idiom] he, himself, [idiom] in, labour, [phrase] large, ledge, (left-) handed, means, [idiom] mine, ministry, near, [idiom] of, [idiom] order, ordinance, [idiom] our, parts, pain, power, [idiom] presumptuously, service, side, sore, state, stay, draw with strength, stroke, [phrase] swear, terror, [idiom] thee, [idiom] by them, [idiom] themselves, [idiom] thine own, [idiom] thou, through, [idiom] throwing, [phrase] thumb, times, [idiom] to, [idiom] under, [idiom] us, [idiom] wait on, (way-) side, where, [phrase] wide, [idiom] with (him, me, you), work, [phrase] yield, [idiom] yourselves.
- H3654 — כֵּן (kên, kane): from כָּנַן (kânan) H3661 in the sense of fastening; (from infixing its sting; used only in plural (and irregular in Exodus 8:17,18; Hebrews 13:14)); a gnat; lice, [idiom] manner.
- H4294 — מַטֶּה (maṭṭeh, mat-teh'): or (feminine) מַטָּה (maṭṭâh); from נָטָה (nâṭâh) H5186; a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance), or walking (a staff; figuratively, a support of life, e.g. bread); rod, staff, tribe.
- H4714 — מִצְרַיִם (Mitsrayim, mits-rah'-yim): dual of מָצוֹר (mâtsôwr) H4693; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt; Egypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.
- H5186 — נָטָה (nâṭâh, naw-taw'): a primitive root; to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application; [phrase] afternoon, apply, bow (down, -ing), carry aside, decline, deliver, extend, go down, be gone, incline, intend, lay, let down, offer, outstretched, overthrown, pervert, pitch, prolong, put away, shew, spread (out), stretch (forth, out), take (aside), turn (aside, away), wrest, cause to yield.
- H5221 — נָכָה (nâkâh, naw-kaw'): a primitive root; to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively); beat, cast forth, clap, give (wounds), [idiom] go forward, [idiom] indeed, kill, make (slaughter), murderer, punish, slaughter, slay(-er, -ing), smite(-r, -ing), strike, be stricken, (give) stripes, [idiom] surely, wound.
- H6083 — עָפָר (ʻâphâr, aw-fawr'): from עָפַר (ʻâphar) H6080; dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud; ashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.
- H6213 — עָשָׂה (ʻâsâh, aw-saw'): a primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application; accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, [phrase] feast, (fight-) ing man, [phrase] finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, [phrase] hinder, hold (a feast), [idiom] indeed, [phrase] be industrious, [phrase] journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, [phrase] officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, [idiom] sacrifice, serve, set, shew, [idiom] sin, spend, [idiom] surely, take, [idiom] thoroughly, trim, [idiom] very, [phrase] vex, be (warr-) ior, work(-man), yield, use.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת (ʼôwth) H226 in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
- H1961 — הָיָה (hâyâh, haw-yaw): a primitive root (compare הָוָא (hâvâʼ) H1933); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.
- H3605 — כֹּל (kôl, kole): or (Jeremiah 33:8) כּוֹל (kôwl); from כָּלַל (kâlal) H3634; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense); (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).
- H3651 — כֵּן (kên, kane): from כּוּן (kûwn) H3559; properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles); [phrase] after that (this, -ward, -wards), as... as, [phrase] (for-) asmuch as yet, [phrase] be (for which) cause, [phrase] following, howbeit, in (the) like (manner, -wise), [idiom] the more, right, (even) so, state, straightway, such (thing), surely, [phrase] there (where) -fore, this, thus, true, well, [idiom] you.
Verse Cross-References
- lice in man — Psalms 105:31, Isaiah 23:9, Acts 12:23
Reciprocal references (3): Exodus 8:16, 1 Samuel 6:5, Psalms 107:40
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: JUDGMENTS, GOD'S; MIRACLES
- Torrey’s: MIRACLES WROUGHT THROUGH SERVANTS OF GOD
- Nave’s: ANIMALS; LICE; PLAGUE
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