Exodus

Exodus 8:18

¹⁸The magicians tried to produce gnats using their magic arts, but they could not. And the gnats remained on man and beast.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The magicians	הַחַרְטֻמִּ֧ים	ha·ḥar·ṭum·mîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H2748 engraver, writer
tried	וַיַּעֲשׂוּ־	way·ya·‘ă·śū-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6213 do, make
to produce	לְהוֹצִ֥יא	lə·hō·w·ṣî	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H3318 go or come out
gnats	הַכִּנִּ֖ים	hak·kin·nîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3654 right, veritable, honest
using their magic arts	בְּלָטֵיהֶ֛ם	bə·lā·ṭê·hem	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H3909 secrecy, mystery
but they could	יָכֹ֑לוּ	yā·ḵō·lū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure
not	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
And the gnats	הַכִּנָּ֔ם	hak·kin·nām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3654 right, veritable, honest
remained	וַתְּהִי֙	wat·tə·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
on man	בָּאָדָ֖ם	bā·’ā·ḏām	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
and beast	וּבַבְּהֵמָֽה׃	ū·ḇab·bə·hê·māh	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H929 beast, animal, cattle

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.