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Exodus 8:18 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" And the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: so there were lice upon man, and upon beast. "
Exodus 8:18
Verse in Context
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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.
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.
And the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: so there were lice upon man, and upon beast.
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.
And 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
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Exodus 8:1
"And the LORD spake unto Moses, Go unto Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Let my people go, that they may serve"
Exodus 8:2
"And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs:"
Exodus 8:3
"And the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which shall go up and come into thine house, and into thy bedchamber, and upon thy bed, and into the house of thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thine ovens, and into thy kneadingtroughs:"
Exodus 8:4
"And the frogs shall come up both on thee, and upon thy people, and upon all thy servants."
Exodus 8:5
"And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch forth thine hand with thy rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt."
Exodus 8:6
"And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt."
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