14 So they piled them in heaps, and the land [a]became foul. 15 But when Pharaoh saw that there was relief, he [b]hardened his heart and (A)did not listen to them, as the Lord had said.

The Plague of Insects

16 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Stretch out your staff and strike the dust of the earth, that it may become [c]gnats through all the land of Egypt.’”

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 8:14 I.e. had a bad smell
  2. Exodus 8:15 Lit made heavy
  3. Exodus 8:16 Or lice