Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 559 [e] וַיֹּ֣אמֶר way-yō-mer So said Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 3068 [e] יְהוָה֮ Yah-weh Yahweh N-proper-ms 413 [e] אֶל־ ’el- to Prep 4872 [e] מֹשֶׁה֒ mō-šeh Moses N-proper-ms 559 [e] אֱמֹר֙ ’ĕ-mōr Say V-Qal-Imp-ms 413 [e] אֶֽל־ ’el- to Prep 175 [e] אַהֲרֹ֔ן ’a-hă-rōn, Aaron N-proper-ms 5186 [e] נְטֵ֣ה nə-ṭêh Stretch out V-Qal-Imp-ms 853 [e] אֶֽת־ ’eṯ- - DirObjM 4294 [e] מַטְּךָ֔ maṭ-ṭə-ḵā, your rod N-msc | 2ms 5221 [e] וְהַ֖ךְ wə-haḵ and strike Conj-w | V-Hifil-Imp-ms 853 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- - DirObjM 6083 [e] עֲפַ֣ר ‘ă-p̄ar the dust N-msc 776 [e] הָאָ֑רֶץ hā-’ā-reṣ; of the land Art | N-fs 1961 [e] וְהָיָ֥ה wə-hā-yāh so that it may become Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms 3654 [e] לְכִנִּ֖ם lə-ḵin-nim lice Prep-l | N-mp 3605 [e] בְּכָל־ bə-ḵāl throughout all Prep-b | N-msc 776 [e] אֶ֥רֶץ ’e-reṣ the land N-fsc 4714 [e] מִצְרָֽיִם׃ miṣ-rā-yim. of Egypt N-proper-fs

New American Standard Bible
Then the LORD said to Moses, "Say to Aaron, 'Stretch out your staff and strike the dust of the earth, that it may become gnats through all the land of Egypt.'"

King James Bible
And the LORD said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy rod, and smite the dust of the land, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then the LORD said to Moses, "Tell Aaron: Stretch out your staff and strike the dust of the earth, and it will become gnats throughout the land of Egypt."

stretch

Exodus 8:5,17 And the LORD spoke to Moses, Say to Aaron, Stretch forth your hand …

lice. Mr. Harmer supposes he has found out the true meaning in the word tarrentes, a species of worm. Bochart, however, seems to have proved that lice, and not gnats, are meant; because,

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