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{Exodus 8:16} And the LORD 3068 said 559 z8799 unto x413 Moses, 4872 Say 559 z8798 unto x413 Aaron, 175 Stretch out 5186 z8798 x853 thy rod, 4294 and smite 5221 z8685 x853 the dust 6083 of the land, 776 that it may become x1961 lice 3654 throughout all x3605 the land 776 of Egypt. 4714
Stretch:
"And the LORDª spakeª° unto¹ Moses,ª Sayª° unto¹ Aaron,ª Stretch forthª°¹ thine handª with thy rodª over¹ the streams,ª over¹ the rivers,ª and over¹ the ponds,ª and cause¹ frogsª to come upª° upon¹ the landª of Egypt.ª" {Exd 8:5} + "And they didª° so;¹ for Aaronª stretched outª°¹ his handª with his rod,ª and smoteª°¹ the dustª of the earth,ª and it became¹ liceª in man,ª and in beast;ª all¹ the dustª of the landª became¹ liceª throughout all¹ the landª of Egypt.ª" {Exd 8:17}
lice:
The word kinnim is rendered by the LXX σκιφες, σκιπες, or σκνηφες, and by the Vulgate sciniphes, Gnats; and 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:
1. They sprang from the dust, and not from the waters;
2. They were on both man and beast, which cannot be said of gnats;
3. Their name is derived from koon, to make firm, fix, establish, which cannot agree with gnats, flies, etc., which are ever changing place, and almost constantly on the wing;
4. The term kinnah is used by the Talmudists to express the louse.
This insect must have been a very dreadful and afflicting plague to the Egyptians, and especially to the priests, who were obliged to shave all their hair off, and to wear a single linen tunic, to prevent vermin harbouring about them.

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