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Exodus 8:16 KJV
Exodus · chapter 8 · verse 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.Exodus 8:16 · King James Version
Exodus 8:16 in context
14And they gathered them together upon heaps: and the land stank.
15But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart, and hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.
16And 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.
17And 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.
18And the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: so there were lice upon man, and upon beast.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- MosesMôshehMosheh, the Israelite lawgiverH4872 →
- AaronʼAhărôwnAharon, the brother of MosesH175 →
- smitenâkâhto strikeH5221 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
- dustʻâphârdustH6083 →
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Here is a short account of the plague of lice. It does not appear that any warning was given of it before. Pharaoh's abuse of the respite granted to him might have been a sufficient warning to him to expect another plague: for if the removal of an affliction harden us, and so we lose the benefit of it, we may conclude…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 16-19