Study it in the app“YHWH said to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Stretch out your staff and strike the dust of the earth, that it may become gnats throughout all the land of Egypt.’””
YHWHיְהוָהsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלMoses,מֹשֶׁה“SayאֱמֹרtoאֶלAaron,אַהֲרֹן‘Stretch outנְטֵהyour staffאֶת מַטְּךָand strikeוְהַךְthe dustאֶת עֲפַרof the earth,הָאָרֶץthat it may becomeוְהָיָהgnatsלְכִנִּםthroughoutבְּallכָלthe landאֶרֶץof Egypt.’”מִצְרָיִם
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearsMoses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appearsAaron
Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.
Where else “aharon” appearsstretch out
To reach out the hand, or set up a tent.
Where else “nete” appearsstaff
A straight stick used for support, as a weapon or as a sign of authority.
Where else “mat” appearsstrike
To give a blow to someone or something, with the hand or a weapon.
Where else “hach” appearsdust
Dry, loose earth, fine as dust; God formed man from it.
Where else “afar” appearsground
What is underfoot: bowing down to touch it.
Where else “arets” appearsbecome
To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.
Where else “haya” appearsgnats
Small biting insects: gnats or lice; the exact sense is uncertain.
Where else “chinim” appearsEgypt, Mizraim
See it on the mapWhere else “mitsrayim” appearsEgypt
Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)
A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.
Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).
15But when Pharaoh saw that there was relief, he made his heart insensitive and did not listen to them, as YHWH had said.
16 · This verse (above)
17They did so; Aaron stretched out his hand with his staff and struck the dust of the earth, and there were gnats on people and on animals; all the dust of the earth became gnats throughout all the land of Egypt.
