18And the scribes did so with their sorceries, to bring forth gnats; but they could not. And the gnats were on man and on beast.


In Context

15 And Pharaoh saw that there was respite; and he hardened his heart, and hearkened not to them, as Jehovah had said.

16 And Jehovah said to Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy staff, and smite the dust of the earth, and it shall become gnats throughout the land of Egypt.

17 And they did so; and Aaron stretched out his hand with his staff, and smote the dust of the earth, and there arose gnats on man and on beast: all the dust of the land became gnats throughout the land of Egypt.

18 And the scribes did so with their sorceries, to bring forth gnats; but they could not. And the gnats were on man and on beast.

19 Then the scribes said to Pharaoh, This is the finger of God! But Pharaoh's heart was stubborn, and he hearkened not to them, as Jehovah had said.

20 And Jehovah said to Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh behold, he will go out to the water and say to him, Thus saith Jehovah, Let my people go, that they may serve me.

Exodus 8:18 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:18And the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: so there were lice upon man, and upon beast.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

8:18But when the magicians tried to produce gnats by their secret arts, they could not. And the gnats were on men and animals.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

8:18And the magicians with their enchantments practiced in like manner, to bring forth sciniphs, and they could not and there were sciniphs as well on men as on beasts.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

8:18And the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: and there were lice upon man, and upon beast.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

8:18And the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: and there were lice upon man, and upon beast.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:18And the magicians did so with their inchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: so there were lice upon man and upon beast.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:18The magicians tried with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they couldn't. There were lice on man, and on animal.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

8:18And the scribes do so with their flashings, to bring out the gnats, and they have not been able, and the gnats are on man and on beast;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:18And the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: so there were lice on man, and on beast.