Exodus 8:17

Exodus 8:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)They did this, and when Aaron stretched out his hand with the staff and struck the dust of the ground, gnats came on people and animals. All the dust throughout the land of Egypt became gnats.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they did so. Aaron stretched out his hand with his staff and struck the dust of the earth, and there were gnats on man and beast. All the dust of the earth became gnats in all the land of Egypt.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And they did so. For Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod and struck the dust of the earth, and it became lice on man and beast. All the dust of the land became lice throughout all the land of Egypt.

Context of Exodus 8:17

15But when Pharaoh saw that there was relief, he hardened his heart and did not listen to them, as the Lord had said. 16Then the Lord said to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Stretch out your staff and strike the dust of the earth, that it may become gnats through all the land of Egypt.’” They did so; and Aaron stretched out his hand with his staff, and struck the dust of the earth, and there were gnats on man and beast. All the dust of the earth became gnats through all the land of Egypt. 18The magicians tried with their secret arts to bring forth gnats, but they could not; so there were gnats on man and beast. 19Then the magicians said to Pharaoh, “This is the finger of God.” But Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he did not listen to them, as the Lord had said.

Exodus 8:17 word by word

וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־כֵ֗ן וַיֵּט֩ אַהֲרֹ֨ן אֶת־יָד֤וֹ בְמַטֵּ֙הוּ֙ וַיַּךְ֙ אֶת־עֲפַ֣ר הָאָ֔רֶץ וַתְּהִי֙ הַכִּנָּ֔ם בָּאָדָ֖ם וּבַבְּהֵמָ֑ה כָּל־עֲפַ֥ר הָאָ֛רֶץ הָיָ֥ה כִנִּ֖ים בְּכָל־אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear

• They didעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• soכֵּןkên · soH3651
• and Aaronאַהֲרֹן'ahărôn · AaronH175
• stretchedנָטָהnâţâh · to stretchH5186
• out his handיָדyâd · handH3027
• with his staffמַטֶּהmaţţeh maţţâh · tribe: rodH4294
• and struckנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• the dustעָפָר‛âphâr · dustH6083
• of the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776
• gnatsכֵּןkên · gnatH3654
• on manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• and beastבְּהֵמָהbehêmâh · animalH929
• Allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• becameהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714

Cross-references for Exodus 8:17

• Psalms 105:31He spoke, and there came a swarm of flies And gnats in all their territory.
• Isaiah 23:9The Lord of hosts has planned it, to defile the pride of all beauty, To despise all the honored of the earth.
• Acts 12:23And immediately an angel of the Lord struck him because he did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and died.

Commentaries on Exodus 8:17

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-19Verses 16-19 These lice were produced out of the dust of the earth; out of any part of the creation God can fetch a scourge, with which to correct those who rebel against him. Even the dust of the earth obeys him. These lice were very troublesome, as well as disgraceful to the Egyptians, whose priests were obliged to take much pains that no vermin ever should be found about them. All the plagues inflicted on the Egyptians, had reference to their national…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-19The third plague was the plague of gnats. The word translated gnats is very general. Technical Old Testament dictionaries often translate it as vermin. The English term bugs would come close. The whole land was infested with insects of one sort or another.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-1916. smite the dust of the land, &c.--Aaron's rod, by the direction of Moses, who was commanded by God, was again raised, and the land was filled with gnats, mosquitoes--that is the proper meaning of the original term. In ordinary circumstances they embitter life in Eastern countries, and therefore the terrible nature of this infliction on Egypt may be imagined when no precautions could preserve from their painful sting. The very smallness and…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 8:17

• Animals
• Lice
• Plague

In the dictionaries

• Aaron
• Egypt
• Egypt, Egyptian
• Command
• Division
• Finger
• Let
• Lice
• Morrow
• Plague

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