Exodus 8:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 8:16 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוָה֮
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
מֹשֶׁה֒
Môsheh
H4872
Moses
אֱמֹר֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֶֽל
ʼêl
H413
to
אַהֲרֹ֔ן
ʼAhărôwn
H175
Aaron
נְטֵ֣ה
nâṭâh
H5186
to stretch out
אֶֽת
ʼêth
H853
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מַטְּךָ֔
maṭṭeh
H4294
staff
וְהַ֖ךְ
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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עֲפַ֣ר
ʻâphâr
H6083
dust
הָאָ֑רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
וְהָיָ֥ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לְכִנִּ֖ם
kên
H3654
gnat
בְּכָל
kôl
H3605
all
אֶ֥רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
מִצְרָֽיִם
Mitsrayim
H4714
Egypt
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World English Bible Public Domain
Yahweh said to Moses, "Tell Aaron, 'Stretch out your rod, and strike the dust of the earth, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt.'"
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Yahweh said to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Stretch out your staff and strike the dust of the ground, and it will become lice in all the land of Egypt.’”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).