Exodus

Exodus 8:17

¹⁷This 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.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
This they did	וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־	way·ya·‘ă·śū-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6213 do, make
and when Aaron	אַהֲרֹ֨ן	’a·hă·rōn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H175 Aaron
stretched out	וַיֵּט֩	way·yêṭ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
his hand	יָד֤וֹ	yā·ḏōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3027 hand
with his staff	בְמַטֵּ֙הוּ֙	ḇə·maṭ·ṭê·hū	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4294 staff, rod, shaft
and struck	וַיַּךְ֙	way·yaḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
the dust	עֲפַ֣ר	‘ă·p̄ar	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6083 dry earth, dust
of the earth	הָאָ֔רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
gnats	הַכִּנָּ֔ם	hak·kin·nām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3654 right, veritable, honest
came upon	וַתְּהִי֙	wat·tə·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
man	בָּאָדָ֖ם	bā·’ā·ḏām	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
and beast	וּבַבְּהֵמָ֑ה	ū·ḇab·bə·hê·māh	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H929 beast, animal, cattle
All	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the dust	עֲפַ֥ר	‘ă·p̄ar	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6083 dry earth, dust
of the earth	הָאָ֛רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
turned into	הָיָ֥ה	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
gnats	כִנִּ֖ים	ḵin·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3654 right, veritable, honest
throughout	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the land	אֶ֥רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Egypt	מִצְרָֽיִם׃	miṣ·rā·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians

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