KJV: 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.
YLT: 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.
Darby: 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.
ASV: 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.
| וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־ | And they did |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: עָשָׂה Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make. |
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| כֵ֗ן | so |
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Parse: Adverb Root: כֵּן Sense: so, therefore, thus. |
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| וַיֵּט֩ | for stretched out |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: נָטָה Sense: to stretch out, extend, spread out, pitch, turn, pervert, incline, bend, bow. |
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| אַהֲרֹ֨ן | Aaron |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אַהֲרֹון Sense: brother of Moses, a Levite and the first high priest. |
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| אֶת־ | - |
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Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative. |
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| יָד֤וֹ | his hand |
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Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: יָד Sense: hand. |
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| בְמַטֵּ֙הוּ֙ | with his rod |
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Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: מַטֶּה Sense: staff, branch, tribe. |
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| וַיַּךְ֙ | and struck |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: נָכָה Sense: to strike, smite, hit, beat, slay, kill. |
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| עֲפַ֣ר | the dust |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: עָפָר Sense: dry earth, dust, powder, ashes, earth, ground, mortar, rubbish. |
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| הָאָ֔רֶץ | of the earth |
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Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: אֶרֶץ Sense: land, earth. |
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| וַתְּהִי֙ | and it became |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out. |
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| הַכִּנָּ֔ם | lice |
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Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: כֵּן Sense: gnat, gnats, gnat-swarm. |
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| בָּאָדָ֖ם | on man |
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Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: אָדָם Sense: man, mankind. |
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| וּבַבְּהֵמָ֑ה | and beast |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: בְּהֵמָה Sense: beast, cattle, animal. |
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| הָאָ֛רֶץ | of the land |
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Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: אֶרֶץ Sense: land, earth. |
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| הָיָ֥ה | became |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out. |
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| כִנִּ֖ים | lice |
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Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: כֵּן Sense: gnat, gnats, gnat-swarm. |
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| בְּכָל־ | throughout all |
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Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: כֹּל Sense: all, the whole. |
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| אֶ֥רֶץ | the land |
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Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: אֶרֶץ Sense: land, earth. |
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| מִצְרָֽיִם | of Egypt |
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Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: מִצְרַיִם Sense: a country at the northeastern section of Africa, adjacent to Palestine, and through which the Nile flows adj Egyptians = “double straits”. |
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