King James Bible
KJVAnd the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: so there were lice upon man, and upon beast.
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The verse Exodus 8:18 varies across translations. For example, the KJV emphasizes certain traditional terms, while the ASV offers a more literal rendering. This page provides a side-by-side comparison of all available translations to highlight these nuances.
| Translation | Verse Text | Copy |
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King James BibleKJV | And the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: so there were lice upon man, and upon beast. | |
American Standard VersionASV | And the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: and there were lice upon man, and upon beast. | |
Douay Rheims BibleDRB | And the magicians with their enchantments practiced in like manner, to bring forth sciniphs, and they could not and there were sciniphs as well on men as on beasts. | |
Darby Bible TranslationDBT | And the scribes did so with their sorceries, to bring forth gnats; but they could not. And the gnats were on man and on beast. | |
English Revised VersionERV | And the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: and there were lice upon man, and upon beast. | |
Webster Bible TranslationWBT | And the magicians did so with their inchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: so there were lice upon man and upon beast. | |
World English BibleWEB | The magicians tried with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they couldn't. There were lice on man, and on animal. | |
Young's Literal TranslationYLT | And the scribes do so with their flashings, to bring out the gnats, and they have not been able, and the gnats are on man and on beast; | |
American King James VersionAKJV | And the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: so there were lice on man, and on beast. |