What does Exodus 8:18 mean?
ESV: The magicians tried by their secret arts to produce gnats, but they could not. So there were gnats on man and beast.
NIV: But when the magicians tried to produce gnats by their secret arts, they could not. Since the gnats were on people and animals everywhere,
NASB: The soothsayer priests tried with their secret arts to produce gnats, but they could not; so there were gnats on every person and animal.
CSB: The magicians tried to produce gnats using their occult practices, but they could not. The gnats remained on people and animals.
NLT: Pharaoh’s magicians tried to do the same thing with their secret arts, but this time they failed. And the gnats covered everyone, people and animals alike.
KJV: 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.
NKJV: Now the magicians so worked with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not. So there were lice on man and beast.
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The book of Exodus establishes God's covenant relationship with the full-fledged nation of Israel. The descendants of Abraham prosper after settling in Egypt, only to be enslaved by a fearful, hateful Egyptian Pharaoh. God appoints Moses to lead the people out of this bondage. Moses serves as God's spokesman, as the Lord brings plagues and judgments on Egypt, leading to the release of Israel.
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