Exodus 8:16 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹⁶ Then the Lord said to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Stretch out your staff and strike the dust of the earth, so that it may become gnats throughout the whole land of Egypt.’ ”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ Then the Lord said to Moses, Say to Aaron, Stretch out your rod and strike the dust of the ground, that it may become biting gnats or mosquitoes throughout all the land of Egypt.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ And Jehovah said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy rod, and smite the dust of the earth, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ Then the LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Stretch out your shepherd’s rod and hit the land’s dirt so that lice appear in the whole land of Egypt.’”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ And the Lord said to Moses: "Say to Aaron: 'Extend your staff and strike the dust of the earth. And let there be stinging insects throughout the entire the land of Egypt.' "

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁶ And the Lord said to Moses: Say to Aaron, Stretch forth thy rod, and strike the dust of the earth. And may there be sciniphs in all the land of Egypt.

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Psalm 105:31

He spoke, and there came swarms of flies and gnats throughout their country.

Exodus 4:23

I said to you, “Let my son go that he may serve me.” But you refused to let him go; now I will kill your firstborn son.’ ”

Exodus 5:1

Afterward Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Let my people go, so that they may celebrate a festival to me in the wilderness.”

Exodus 8:15

But when Pharaoh saw that there was a respite, he hardened his heart and would not listen to them, just as the Lord had said.

Exodus 8:17

And they did so; Aaron stretched out his hand with his staff and struck the dust of the earth, and gnats came on humans and animals alike; all the dust of the earth turned into gnats throughout the whole land of Egypt.

Exodus 8:18

The magicians tried to produce gnats by their secret arts, but they could not. There were gnats on both humans and animals.

Exodus 8:5

And the Lord said to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Stretch out your hand with your staff over the rivers, the canals, and the pools, and make frogs come up on the land of Egypt.’ ”