Exodus 8:16 - Easy To Read Version

¹⁶ Then the Lord said to Moses, “Tell Aaron to raise his stick and hit the dust on the ground, and everywhere in Egypt dust will become lice.”

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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

Psalm 105:31

God gave the command,\par and the flies and gnats came.\par They were everywhere!\par

Exodus 4:23

The Lord says, ‘Israel is my firstborn [35] son. And I am telling you to let my son go and worship me! If you refuse to let Israel go, then I will kill your firstborn son.’”

Exodus 5:1

After Moses and Aaron talked to the people, they went to Pharaoh. They said, “The Lord [41] God of Israel says, ‘Let my people go into the desert so they can have a feast to honor me.’”

Exodus 8:15

Pharaoh saw that they were free of the frogs, and he again became stubborn. Pharaoh did not do what Moses and Aaron had asked him to do. This happened just like the Lord had said.

Exodus 8:17

They did this. Aaron raised the stick in his hand and hit the dust on the ground, and everywhere in Egypt the dust became lice. The lice got on the animals and the people.

Exodus 8:18

The magicians used their tricks and tried to do the same thing. But the magicians could not make lice come from the dust. The lice remained on the animals and the people.

Exodus 8:5

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Tell Aaron to hold the walking stick in his hand over the canals, rivers, and lakes. Then the frogs will come out onto the land of Egypt.”