Exodus 9:10
8 Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “Take handfuls of soot from the furnace; in the sight of Pharaoh, Moses is to toss it into the air.
9 It will become fine dust over all the land of Egypt, and festering boils will break out on man and beast throughout the land.”
So they took soot from the furnace and stood before Pharaoh. Moses tossed it into the air, and festering boils broke out on man and beast.
11 The magicians could not stand before Moses, because the boils had broken out on them and on all the Egyptians.
12 But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said to Moses.
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- BSB
- So they took soot from the furnace and stood before Pharaoh. Moses tossed it into the air, and festering boils broke out on man and beast.
- KJV
- And they took ashes of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses sprinkled it up toward heaven; and it became a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast.
- WEB
- They took ashes of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses sprinkled it up toward the sky; and it became boils and blisters breaking out on man and on animal.
- ASV
- And they took ashes of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses sprinkled it up toward heaven; and it became a boil breaking forth with blains upon man and upon beast.
- DARBY
- And they took ashes of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses sprinkled it toward the heavens; and it became boils [with] blisters breaking out on man and on cattle.
- BLB
- And they took soot of the furnace and stood before the face of Pharaoh. And Moses scattered it toward the heavens, and it became boils [with] blisters bursting, on the man and on the beast.
- ÅB
- Så tok de asken fra ovnen og trådte fram for Farao, og Moses kastet den opp i været; og det ble bylder som brøt ut med blemmer, både på folk og fe.
- OTB
- Så tok de sot fra en ovn og sto foran farao. Moses kastet det opp i luften, og byller brøt ut med sår på mennesker og dyr.
- B1930
- Så tok de asken fra ovnen og trådte frem for Farao, og Moses kastet den op i været; og det blev bylder som brøt ut med blemmer, både på folk og fe.
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Cross references
Deuteronomy 28:27
The LORD will afflict you with the boils of Egypt, with tumors and scabs and itch from which you cannot be cured.
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