Exodus 8:16 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹⁶ Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘Tell Aaron: Stretch out your staff and strike the dust of the land, and it will become gnats  throughout the 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.

Exodus 8:16 Tagairtí Cros

Exodus 4:23

I told you: Let my son go so that he may worship me, but you refused to let him go. Look, I am about to kill your firstborn son! ’

Exodus 5:1

Later, Moses and Aaron went in and said to Pharaoh, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Let my people go, so that they may hold a festival for me in the wilderness.’

Exodus 8:15

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

Exodus 8:17

And they did this. Aaron stretched out his hand with his staff, and when he struck the dust of the land, gnats were on people and animals. All the dust of the land became gnats throughout the land of Egypt.

Exodus 8:18

The magicians tried to produce gnats using their occult practices, but they could not. The gnats remained on people and animals.

Exodus 8:5

The Lord then said to Moses, ‘Tell Aaron: Stretch out your hand with your staff over the rivers, canals, and ponds, and cause the frogs to come up onto the land of Egypt.’