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The Sixth Plague: Boils

Exodus 9:11

In 11 translations

BSB
The magicians could not stand before Moses, because the boils had broken out on them and on all the Egyptians.
KJV
And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boil was upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians.
WEB
The magicians couldn’t stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boils were on the magicians and on all the Egyptians.
ASV
And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boils were upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians.
LSV
and the enchanters have not been able to stand before Moses because of the boil, for the boil has been on the enchanters, and on all the Egyptians.
YLT
and the scribes have not been able to stand before Moses, because of the boil, for the boil hath been on the scribes, and on all the Egyptians.
DBY
And the scribes could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boils were on the scribes, and on all the Egyptians.
DRC
Neither could the magicians stand before Moses for the boils that were upon them, and in all the land of Egypt.
GNV
And the sorcerers could not stande before Moses, because of the scab: for the scab was vpon the enchanters, and vpon all the Egyptians.
JPS
And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boils were upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians.
LXXE
And the sorcerers could not stand before Moses because of the sores, for the sores were on the sorcerers, and in all the land of Egypt.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וְלֹֽא־יָכְל֣וּ הַֽחַרְטֻמִּ֗ים לַעֲמֹ֛ד לִפְנֵ֥י מֹשֶׁ֖ה מִפְּנֵ֣י הַשְּׁחִ֑ין כִּֽי־הָיָ֣ה הַשְּׁחִ֔ין בַּֽחֲרְטֻמִּ֖ם וּבְכָל־מִצְרָֽיִם׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ οὐκ ἠδύναντο οἱ φαρμακοὶ στῆναι ἐναντίον Μωυσῆ διὰ τὰ ἕλκη· ἐγένετο γὰρ τὰ ἕλκη ἐν τοῖς φαρμακοῖς, καὶ ἐν πάσῃ γῇ Αἰγύπτου.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Isaiah 47:12–14So take your stand with your spells and with your many sorceries, with which you have wearied yourself from your youth. Perhaps you will succeed; perhaps you will inspire terror! You are wearied by your many…
  • 2 Timothy 3:8–9Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these men oppose the truth. They are depraved in mind and disqualified from the faith. But they will not advance much further. For just like Jannes and Jambres, their…
  • Exodus 8:18–19The magicians tried to produce gnats using their magic arts, but they could not. And the gnats remained on man and beast. “This is the finger of God,” the magicians said to Pharaoh. But Pharaoh’s heart was hardened,…
  • Revelation 16:2So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and loathsome, malignant sores broke out on those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image.
  • Exodus 7:11–12But Pharaoh called the wise men and sorcerers and magicians of Egypt, and they also did the same things by their magic arts. Each one threw down his staff, and it became a serpent. But Aaron’s staff swallowed up the…

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