17. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Exodus 8:17:1 ⧉וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־כֵ֗ןvayaasukhenthey did so Exodus 8:17:2 ⧉וַיֵּט֩vayetstretched out Exodus 8:17:3 ⧉אַהֲרֹ֨ןaharonAaron Exodus 8:17:4 ⧉אֶת־יָד֤וֹetyadohis hand Exodus 8:17:5 ⧉בְּמַטֵּ֙הוּ֙bemattehuwith his staff Exodus 8:17:6 ⧉וַיַּךְ֙vayakhstruck Exodus 8:17:7 ⧉אֶת־עֲפַ֣רetafarthe dust of Exodus 8:17:8 ⧉הָאָ֔רֶץhaaretsthe earth Exodus 8:17:9 ⧉וַתְּהִי֙vattehicame to be Exodus 8:17:10 ⧉הַכִּנָּ֔םhakkinnamthe gnats Exodus 8:17:11 ⧉בָּאָדָ֖םbaadamon man Exodus 8:17:12 ⧉וּבַבְּהֵמָ֑הuvavbehemaand on the beast Exodus 8:17:13 ⧉כָּל־עֲפַ֥רkolafarall the dust of Exodus 8:17:14 ⧉הָאָ֛רֶץhaaretsthe earth Exodus 8:17:15 ⧉הָיָ֥הhayabecame Exodus 8:17:16 ⧉כִנִּ֖יםkinnimgnats Exodus 8:17:17 ⧉בְּכָל־אֶ֥רֶץbekholeretsin all the land of Exodus 8:17:18 ⧉מִצְרָֽיִם׃mitsrayimEgypt |
17. Formal Translation So they did as commanded, and Aaron stretched out his hand with his staff and struck the dust of the ground, and it became gnats on people and animals; all the dust of the ground became gnats throughout the land of Egypt. |
17. Dynamic Translation They obeyed the order, and Aaron lifted his staff and struck the dust, and swarms of gnats infested people and animals. All the dust across Egypt turned into gnats. |