Parallel Verses
World English Bible
The magicians tried with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they couldn't. There were lice on man, and on animal.
New American Standard Bible
The
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
The magicians tried to produce gnats using their occult practices, but they could not. The gnats remained on man and beast.
International Standard Version
The magicians tried to do the same thing with their secret arts, but they were unable to bring out the gnats. The gnats were on the people and the animals.
A Conservative Version
And the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not. And there were lice upon man, and upon beast.
American Standard Version
And the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: and there were lice upon man, and upon beast.
Amplified
The magicians (soothsayer-priests) tried by their secret arts and enchantments to create gnats, but they could not; and there were gnats on man and animal.
Bible in Basic English
And the wonder-workers with their secret arts, attempting to make insects, were unable to do so: and there were insects on man and on beast.
Darby Translation
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.
Julia Smith Translation
And the sacred scribes will do so with their enchantments to bring forth gnats, and they will not be able: and there will be gnats upon man and upon quadrupeds.
King James 2000
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And the magicians did so with their secret arts to bring out the gnats, but they were not able, and the gnats were on the humans and on the animals.
Modern King James verseion
And the magicians did so with their secret arts to bring forth lice, but they could not. So there were lice upon man and upon beast.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the enchanters assayed likewise with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not. And the lice were both upon man and beast.
NET Bible
When the magicians attempted to bring forth gnats by their secret arts, they could not. So there were gnats on people and on animals.
New Heart English Bible
The magicians tried with their secret arts to bring forth lice, but they couldn't. There were lice on man, and on animal.
The Emphasized Bible
And the sacred scribes did in like manner with their secret arts, to bring forth the gnats, but they could not. So there came to be gnats, among men and among beasts.
Webster
And the magicians did so with their inchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: so there were lice upon man and upon beast.
Youngs Literal Translation
And 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;
Interlinear
Yakol
References
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 8:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
Plague Three: Gnats
17 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. 18 The magicians tried with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they couldn't. There were lice on man, and on animal. 19 Then the magicians said to Pharaoh, "This is the finger of God:" and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he didn't listen to them; as Yahweh had spoken.
Cross References
Exodus 7:11
Then Pharaoh also called for the wise men and the sorcerers. They also, the magicians of Egypt, did the same thing with their enchantments.
Exodus 9:11
The magicians couldn't stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boils were on the magicians, and on all the Egyptians.
Daniel 5:8
Then came in all the king's wise men; but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation.
Genesis 41:8
It happened in the morning that his spirit was troubled, and he sent and called for all of Egypt's magicians and wise men. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but there was no one who could interpret them to Pharaoh.
Isaiah 19:12
Where then are your wise men? Let them tell you now; and let them know what Yahweh of Armies has purposed concerning Egypt.
Isaiah 47:12-13
"Stand now with your enchantments, and with the multitude of your sorceries, in which you have labored from your youth; if so be you shall be able to profit, if so be you may prevail.
Daniel 2:10-11
The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man on the earth who can show the king's matter, because no king, lord, or ruler, has asked such a thing of any magician, or enchanter, or Chaldean.
Daniel 4:7
Then came in the magicians, the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers; and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known to me its interpretation.
Luke 10:18
He said to them, "I saw Satan having fallen like lightning from heaven.
2 Timothy 3:8-9
Even as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so do these also oppose the truth; men corrupted in mind, who concerning the faith, are rejected.