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Exodus 8:16

King James Version (KJV)

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Exodus 8:16

Verse 16 of 32

Scripture focus

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 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Exodus 8:16

Theological / Devotional

Lice. Kinnam, probably derived from the Egyptian chenemes, “gnats” or “mosquitoes.” The rendering “lice” follows the opinion of the Jewish historian Josephus and Talmudic writers, but has no linguistic basis. The Egyptian gnats were so small as to be barely visible to the eye but had a sting which, according to Philo and Origen, caused a most painful irritation of the skin.

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