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J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible

Exodus 9:11

and the sacred scribes could not stand before Moses, because of the burning sore, - for the burning sore had come on the sacred scribes, and on all the Egyptians.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Plague;   Thompson Chain Reference - Magic;   Magicians;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Miracles Wrought through Servants of God;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Miracle;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Boil;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Blains;   Egypt;   Jannes and Jambres;   Magi;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Diseases;   Exodus, Book of;   Sore;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Exodus;   Moses;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Boil;   Cattle;   Miracles;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Plagues of egypt;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Blains;   Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Plagues of egypt;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Plagues, the Ten,;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Plagues of Egypt;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Exodus, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Boil (1);   Exodus, the Book of;   Famine;   Plagues of Egypt;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
The magicians couldn't stand before Moshe because of the boils; for the boils were on the magicians, and on all the Mitzrim.
King James Version
And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boil was upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians.
Lexham English Bible
And the magicians were not able to stand before Moses because of the skin sores, for the skin sores were on the magicians and on all the Egyptians.
New Century Version
The magicians could not stand before Moses, because all the Egyptians had boils, even the magicians.
New English Translation
The magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils, for boils were on the magicians and on all the Egyptians.
Amplified Bible
The magicians (soothsayer-priests) could not stand before Moses because of the boils, for the boils were on the magicians as well as on all the Egyptians.
New American Standard Bible
The soothsayer priests could not stand before Moses because of the boils, for the boils were on the soothsayer priests as well as on all the Egyptians.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the sorcerers could not stande before Moses, because of the scab: for the scab was vpon the enchanters, and vpon all the Egyptians.
Legacy Standard Bible
And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils, for the boils were on the magicians as well as on all the Egyptians.
Contemporary English Version
The magicians were suffering so much from the sores, that they could not even come to Moses.
Complete Jewish Bible
The magicians couldn't even stand in Moshe's presence because of the sores, which were on them as well as on the other Egyptians.
Darby Translation
And the scribes could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boils were on the scribes, and on all the Egyptians.
Easy-to-Read Version
The magicians could not stop Moses from doing this, because even the magicians had the sores. This happened everywhere in Egypt.
English Standard Version
And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils, for the boils came upon the magicians and upon all the Egyptians.
George Lamsa Translation
And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boils had spread among the magicians and throughout all the land of Egypt.
Good News Translation
The magicians were not able to appear before Moses, because they were covered with boils, like all the other Egyptians.
Christian Standard Bible®
The magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils, for the boils were on the magicians as well as on all the Egyptians.
Literal Translation
And the priests were not able to stand before Moses, before the inflammation. For the inflammation was on the priests and on all the Egyptians.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
so that the Sorcerers might not stode before Moses by reason of the sores. For there were sores vpo the Sorcerers as well as vpon all the Egipcians.
American Standard Version
And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boils were upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians.
Bible in Basic English
And the wonder-workers were not able to take their places before Moses, because of the disease; for the disease was on the wonder-workers and on all the Egyptians.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the sorcerers could not stande before Moyses because of the blaynes: for there were botches vpon the enchaunters, and vpon al the Egyptians.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boils were upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians.
King James Version (1611)
And the Magicians could not stand before Moses, because of the boiles: for the boile was vpon the magicians, and vpon all the Egyptians.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
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.
English Revised Version
And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boils were upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians.
Berean Standard Bible
The magicians could not stand before Moses, because the boils had broken out on them and on all the Egyptians.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and the witchis myyten not stonde bifor Moises, for woundis that weren in hem, and in al the lond of Egipt.
Young's Literal Translation
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.
Update Bible Version
And the sacred scholars could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boils were on the sacred scholars, and on all the Egyptians.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the magicians could not stand before Moses, because of the boil: for the boil was upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians.
World English Bible
The magicians couldn't stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boils were on the magicians, and on all the Egyptians.
New King James Version
And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils, for the boils were on the magicians and on all the Egyptians.
New Living Translation
Even the magicians were unable to stand before Moses, because the boils had broken out on them and all the Egyptians.
New Life Bible
The wonder-workers could not stand in front of Moses because of the sores. For the sores were on the wonder-workers and on all the Egyptians.
New Revised Standard
The magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils, for the boils afflicted the magicians as well as all the Egyptians.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Neither could the magicians stand before Moses, for the boils that were upon them, and in all the land of Egypt.
Revised Standard Version
And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils, for the boils were upon the magicians and upon all the Egyptians.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils, for the boils were on the magicians as well as on all the Egyptians.

Contextual Overview

8 Then said Yahweh unto Moses and unto Aaron, Take you your hands full of the ashes of an oven, - and Moses shall scatter them towards the heavens, before the eyes of Pharaoh: 9 then shall they become fine dust, over all the land of Egypt, - and shall become on man and on beast, a burning sore, breaking out in pustules in all the land of Egypt. 10 So they took the ashes of an oven and stood before Pharaoh, and Moses scattered them towards the heavens, - and it came to pass that there was a burning sore in pustules breaking out, among men, and among beasts; 11 and the sacred scribes could not stand before Moses, because of the burning sore, - for the burning sore had come on the sacred scribes, and on all the Egyptians. 12 But Yahweh let the heart of Pharaoh wax bold, and he hearkened not unto them, - as spake Yahweh unto Moses.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Exodus 7:11, Exodus 7:12, Exodus 8:18, Exodus 8:19, Isaiah 47:12-14, 2 Timothy 3:8, 2 Timothy 3:9, Revelation 16:2

Reciprocal: Genesis 41:8 - the magicians of Egypt Exodus 15:26 - diseases Deuteronomy 7:15 - will put none Deuteronomy 9:2 - Who can stand Deuteronomy 28:27 - the botch Isaiah 44:25 - maketh Micah 3:7 - the seers Acts 8:9 - used Revelation 13:13 - he doeth

Cross-References

Genesis 9:21
and dank of the wine and became drunk, and uncovered himself in the midst of his tent.
Genesis 9:22
And Ham the father of Canaan saw his father's shame, - and told his two brethren outside.
Genesis 9:23
And Shem and Japheth took a mantle, and put it on the shoulder of them both and went backwards, and covered the shame of their father, but their faces were backwards, and the shame of their father, saw they not.
Isaiah 54:9
For, the waters of Noah, is this unto me, - As to which I sware that the waters of Noah should not again pass over the earth, So have I sworn Not to be vexed with thee Nor to rebuke thee.
2 Peter 3:7
While, the heavens and the earth that now are, by the same word, have been stored with fire, being kept unto the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly men.
2 Peter 3:11
Seeing that all these things are thus to be dissolved, what manner of persons, ought yeall the while to be, in holy ways of behaviour and acts of godliness, -

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the magicians could not stand before Moses, because of the boils,.... Which were on them as on others, and which with all their art and skill they could not keep off; and which were so sore upon them, and painful to them, that they were obliged to withdraw, and could not stand their ground, confronting Moses, contesting and litigating with him; for it seems, though they had not acted, nor attempted to act in imitation of Moses and Aaron, since the plague of the lice, yet they still continued about Pharaoh, lessening as much as in them lay the miracles wrought by them, and suggesting that they had done the most and the worst they could, and so contributing to harden the heart of Pharaoh against the people of Israel; wherefore they were righteously punished with boils for so doing, and for their contempt of the messengers and miracles of God, and for their imposition upon men, and their deception of them:

for the boil was upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians; but not upon Moses and Aaron, nor upon any of the Israelites, and was afterwards called peculiarly the botch of Egypt, Deuteronomy 28:27.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

This verse seems to imply that the magicians now formally gave way and confessed their defeat.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Exodus 9:11. The boil was upon the magicians — They could not produce a similar malady by throwing ashes in the air; and they could neither remove the plague from the people, nor from their own tormented flesh. Whether they perished in this plague we know not, but they are no more mentioned. If they were not destroyed by this awful judgment, they at least left the field, and no longer contended with these messengers of God. The triumph of God's power was now complete, and both the Hebrews and the Egyptians must see that there was neither might, nor wisdom, nor counsel against the Lord; and that, as universal nature acknowledged his power, devils and men must fail before him.


 
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