Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And they did so. And Aaron stretched forth his hand, holding the rod; and he struck the dust of the earth, and there came sciniphs on men and on beasts: all the dust of the earth was turned into sciniphs through all the land of Egypt. lice in man Psalm 105:31 He spoke, and there came divers sorts of flies and sciniphs in all their coasts. Isaiah 23:9 The Lord of hosts hath designed it, to pull down the pride of all glory, and bring to disgrace all the glorious ones of the earth. Acts 12:23 And forthwith an angel of the Lord struck him, because he had not given the honour to God: and, being eaten up by worms, he gave up the ghost. Context The Third Plague: Gnats16And the Lord said to Moses: Say to Aaron: Stretch forth thy rod, and strike the dust of the earth; and may there be sciniphs in all the land of Egypt. 17And they did so. And Aaron stretched forth his hand, holding the rod; and he struck the dust of the earth, and there came sciniphs on men and on beasts: all the dust of the earth was turned into sciniphs through all the land of Egypt.18And the magicians with their enchantments practised in like manner, to bring forth sciniphs, and they could not: and there were sciniphs as well on men as on beasts.… Cross References Exodus 8:16 And the Lord said to Moses: Say to Aaron: Stretch forth thy rod, and strike the dust of the earth; and may there be sciniphs in all the land of Egypt. Psalm 105:31 He spoke, and there came divers sorts of flies and sciniphs in all their coasts. Lexicon This they did,וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־ (way·ya·‘ă·śū-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 6213: To do, make and when Aaron אַהֲרֹ֨ן (’a·hă·rōn) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 175: Aaron -- an elder brother of Moses stretched out וַיֵּט֩ (way·yêṭ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5186: To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend his hand יָד֤וֹ (yā·ḏōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3027: A hand with his staff בְמַטֵּ֙הוּ֙ (ḇə·maṭ·ṭê·hū) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4294: A staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe and struck וַיַּךְ֙ (way·yaḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5221: To strike the dust עֲפַ֣ר (‘ă·p̄ar) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 6083: Dust, clay, earth, mud of the earth, הָאָ֔רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land gnats הַכִּנָּ֔ם (hak·kin·nām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3654: Gnat, gnats, a gnat swarm came upon וַתְּהִי֙ (wat·tə·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be man בָּאָדָ֖ם (bā·’ā·ḏām) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 120: Ruddy, a human being and beast. וּבַבְּהֵמָ֑ה (ū·ḇab·bə·hê·māh) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 929: A dumb beast, any large quadruped, animal All כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every the dust עֲפַ֥ר (‘ă·p̄ar) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 6083: Dust, clay, earth, mud of the earth הָאָ֛רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land turned into הָיָ֥ה (hā·yāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be gnats כִנִּ֖ים (ḵin·nîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3654: Gnat, gnats, a gnat swarm throughout בְּכָל־ (bə·ḵāl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every the land אֶ֥רֶץ (’e·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land of Egypt. מִצְרָֽיִם׃ (miṣ·rā·yim) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 4714: Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa Additional Translations This they did, and when Aaron stretched out his hand with his staff and struck the dust of the earth, gnats came upon man and beast. All the dust of the earth turned into gnats throughout 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 they did so; and Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and smote the dust of the earth, and there were lice upon man, and upon beast; all the dust of the earth became lice throughout all the land of Egypt. So Aaron stretched out his rod with his hand, and smote the dust of the earth; and the lice were on men and on quadrupeds, and in all the dust of the earth there were lice. 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. And they did so; and Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and smote the dust of the earth, and there were lice upon man, and upon beast; all the dust of the earth became 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. 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. And they do so, and Aaron stretcheth out his hand with his rod, and smiteth the dust of the land, and the gnats are on man and on beast; all the dust of the land hath been gnats in all the land of Egypt. 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