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Exodus 8:16-19
16Then the LORDH3068saidH559toH413MosesH4872, “TellH559H413Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175, ‘Stretch outנְטֵ֣הne.TehH5186אֶֽת־'et-H853your staffמַטְּךָ֔ma.te.KhaH4294and strikeוְהַ֖ךְve.HakhH5221אֶת־'et-H853the dustעֲפַ֣ר'a.FarH6083of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,that it may turn intoוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961swarms of gnatsלְכִנִּ֖םle.khi.NimH3654throughoutבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.’”
17This they didוַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־ כֵ֗ןvai.ya.'a.su- KhenH6213H3651,and when Aaronאַהֲרֹ֨ן'a.ha.RonH175H853stretched outוַיֵּט֩vai.YetH5186his handיָד֤וֹya.DoH3027with his staffבְמַטֵּ֙הוּ֙ve.ma.Te.huH4294and struckוַיַּךְ֙vai.yaKhH5221H853the dustעֲפַ֣ר'a.FarH6083of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,gnatsהַכִּנָּ֔םha.ki.NamH3654came uponוַתְּהִי֙va.te.HiH1961manבָּאָדָ֖םba.'a.DamH120and beastוּבַבְּהֵמָ֑הu.va.be.he.MahH929.Allכָּל־kol-H3605the dustעֲפַ֥ר'a.FarH6083of the earthהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776turned intoהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961gnatsכִנִּ֖יםkhi.NimH3654throughoutבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.
18The magiciansהַחַרְטֻמִּ֧יםha.char.tu.MimH2748triedוַיַּעֲשׂוּ־ כֵ֨ןvai.ya.'a.su- khenH6213H3651to produceלְהוֹצִ֥יאle.ho.Tzi'H3318H853gnatsהַכִּנִּ֖יםha.ki.NimH3654using their magic artsבְּלָטֵיהֶ֛םbe.la.tei.HemH3909,but they couldיָכֹ֑לוּya.Kho.luH3201notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808.And the gnatsהַכִּנָּ֔םha.ki.NamH3654remainedH1961on manבָּאָדָ֖םba.'a.DamH120and beastוּבַבְּהֵמָֽה׃u.va.be.he.MahH929.
19“Thisהִ֑ואhi'H1931is the fingerאֶצְבַּ֥ע'etz.Ba'H676of Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430,”the magiciansהַֽחַרְטֻמִּים֙ha.char.tu.MimH2748saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559toאֶל־'el-H413Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547.But Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547heartלֵב־lev-H3820was hardenedוַיֶּחֱזַ֤קvai.ye.che.ZakH2388,and he would notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808listenשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085to themאֲלֵהֶ֔ם'a.le.HemH413,just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka.'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068had saidדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696.
Commentaries on Exodus 8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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