Exodus 8:17 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 8:17 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 →
וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
כֵ֗ן
kên
H3651
thus
וַיֵּט֩
nâṭâh
H5186
to stretch out
אַהֲרֹ֨ן
ʼAhărôwn
H175
Aaron
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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יָד֤וֹ
yâd
H3027
hand
בְמַטֵּ֨הוּ֙
maṭṭeh
H4294
staff
וַיַּךְ֙
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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עֲפַ֣ר
ʻâphâr
H6083
dust
הָאָ֔רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
וַתְּהִי֙
hâyâh
H1961
to be
הַכִּנָּ֔ם
kên
H3654
gnat
בָּאָדָ֖ם
ʼâdâm
H120
man
וּבַבְּהֵמָ֑ה
bᵉhêmâh
H929
beast
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
עֲפַ֥ר
ʻâphâr
H6083
dust
הָאָ֛רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
הָיָ֥ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כִנִּ֖ים
kên
H3654
gnat
בְּכָל
kôl
H3605
all
אֶ֥רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
מִצְרָֽיִם
Mitsrayim
H4714
Egypt
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World English Bible Public Domain
They did so; and Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and struck the dust of the earth, and there were lice on man, and on animal; all the dust of the earth became lice throughout all the land of Egypt.
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King James Version Public Domain
And 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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And they did so, and Aaron stretched out his hand with his staff and he struck the dust of the ground, and it became lice on man and on beast. All the dust of the ground was lice in all the land of Egypt.
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