New American Standard Bible 1995

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Exodus

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They did so; and Aaron stretched out his hand with his staff, and struck the dust of the earth, and there were gnats on man and beast. All the dust of the earth became gnats through all the land of Egypt.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
They did do, make Verb H6213 וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־ vai·ya·'a·su-
so; so, thus Adjective H3651 כֵ֗ן chen
and Aaron an elder brother of Moses Noun H175 אַהֲרֹ֨ן a·ha·ron
stretched to stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend Verb H5186 וַיֵּט֩ vai·yet
out his hand hand Noun H3027 יָדֹ֤ו ya·dov
with his staff, a staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe Noun H4294 בְמַטֵּ֙הוּ֙ ve·mat·te·hu
and struck to smite Verb H5221 וַיַּךְ֙ vai·yach
the dust dry earth, dust Noun H6083 עֲפַ֣ר a·far
of the earth, earth, land Noun H776 הָאָ֔רֶץ ha·'a·retz,
and there were gnats gnat, gnats, a gnat swarm Noun H3654 הַכִּנָּ֔ם hak·kin·nam,
on man man, mankind Noun H120 בָּאָדָ֖ם ba·'a·dam
and beast. a beast, animal, cattle Noun H929 וּבַבְּהֵמָ֑ה u·vab·be·he·mah;
All the whole, all Noun H3605 כָּל־ kol-
the dust dry earth, dust Noun H6083 עֲפַ֥ר a·far
of the earth earth, land Noun H776 הָאָ֛רֶץ ha·'a·retz
became to fall out, come to pass, become, be Verb H1961 וַתְּהִי֙ vat·te·hi
gnats gnat, gnats, a gnat swarm Noun H3654 כִנִּ֖ים chin·nim
through all the whole, all Noun H3605 בְּכָל־ be·chol-
the land earth, land Noun H776 אֶ֥רֶץ e·retz
of Egypt. a son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa Noun H4714 מִצְרָֽיִם׃ mitz·ra·yim.
Analysis:

Egypt is often associated with the secular world. We become enslaved to our worldly desires, such as job, money, cars. In other words the world or (Egypt) looks good and very tempting until we get so wrapped up in it that we become a slave to it.

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EGYPTe'-jipt:I. THE COUNTRY1. The Basis of the Land 2. The Nile Valley 3. Earliest Human Remains 4. Climate 5. Conditions of Life 6. The Nile 7. The Fauna 8. The Flora 9. The Prehistoric RacesII. THE HISTORY1. 1st and 2nd Ages: Prehistoric 2. 3d Age: Ist and IInd Dynasties 3. 4th Age: IIIrd through VIth Dynasties 4. 5th Age: VIIth through XIVth Dynasties 5.... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 They did so; and Aaron stretched out his hand with his staff, and struck the dust of the earth, and there were gnats on man and beast. All the dust of the earth became gnats through all the land of Egypt.
King James Bible They And they did so; and for Aaron stretched out his hand with his staff, rod, and struck smote the dust of the earth, and there were gnats on man it became lice in man, and beast. All in beast; all the dust of the earth land became gnats through lice throughout all the land of Egypt.
Hebrew Greek English They did so; and Aaron stretched out his hand with his staff, and struck the dust of the earth, and there were gnats on man and beast. All the dust of the earth became gnats through all the land of Egypt.