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Exodus 8:19 KJV
Exodus · chapter 8 · verse 19
Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This is the finger of God: and Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.Exodus 8:19 · King James Version
Exodus 8:19 in context
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.
19Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This is the finger of God: and Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.
20And the LORD said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh; lo, he cometh forth to the water; and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
21Else, if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies upon thee, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thy houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground whereon they are.
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Key words (Strong's)
- magicianscharṭôma horoscopistH2748 →
- hearkenedshâmaʻto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etcH8085 →
- hardenedchâzaqto fasten uponH2388 →
- PharaohParʻôhParoh, a general title of Egyptian kingsH6547 →
- fingerʼetsbaʻsomething to sieze withH676 →
- heartlêbthe heartH3820 →
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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