Éxodo 8:19

La Biblia Reina-Valera

Entonces los magos dijeron á Faraón: Dedo de Dios es este. Mas el corazón de Faraón se endureció, y no los escuchó; como Jehová lo había dicho.

Parallel Translations

La Biblia de las Americas
Entonces los magos dijeron a Faraón: Este es el dedo de Dios. Pero el corazón de Faraón se endureció y no los escuchó, tal como el Señor había dicho.

La Biblia Reina-Valera Gomez
Entonces los encantadores dijeron a Faraón: Dedo de Dios es éste. Mas el corazón de Faraón se endureció, y no los escuchó; como Jehová lo había dicho.

Sagradas Escrituras (1569)
Entonces los magos dijeron al Faraón: Dedo de Dios es éste. Mas el corazón del Faraón se endureció, y no los escuchó; como el SEÑOR lo había dicho.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

This is: 1 Samuel 6:3, 1 Samuel 6:9, Psalms 8:3, Daniel 2:10, Daniel 2:11, Daniel 2:19, Matthew 12:28, Luke 11:20, John 11:47, Acts 4:16

and Pharaoh's: Exodus 8:15

Reciprocal: Genesis 41:8 - the magicians of Egypt Genesis 41:24 - I told this Exodus 7:12 - but Aaron's Exodus 9:3 - the hand Exodus 9:11 - General Exodus 31:18 - the finger Psalms 109:27 - General Isaiah 47:12 - General Ezekiel 39:21 - and my Daniel 1:20 - the magicians Amos 4:10 - yet Micah 3:7 - the seers John 10:21 - Can Acts 8:9 - used 2 Timothy 3:9 - their Revelation 13:13 - he doeth

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, this is the finger of God,.... This is to be ascribed to a power superior to human, to a divine power; so long as they could do something similar, or impose upon the senses of men, and make them believe they did the like, they would not acknowledge divine omnipotence; but when they no longer could deceive the sight of Pharaoh and the Egyptian, then they own the effects of a superior power: and this they did partly to detract from the power of Moses and Aaron, because they would not have them pass for more skilful persons in the magic art than themselves; and therefore suggest, that this was done not by virtue of any human skill and art, but by the power of the Supreme Being; and partly to detract from the honour of the God of Israel; for they do not say this is the finger of Jehovah, whom they accounted, as Dr. Lightfoot g observes, as a petty trivial god, but this is the finger of Elohim, the Supreme Deity. It is conjectured by some h, that in memory of this plague the Egyptian priests scrape their whole bodies, lest there should be a louse or any unclean thing on them when they worship their gods, as Herodotus i relates:

and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; either not unto the magicians owning the hand of God, and his divine power in the plague inflicted; or to Moses and Aaron demanding the dismission of the people of Israel, which latter seems to be confirmed by the usual phrase, as follows,

as the Lord had said; see Exodus 7:4.

g Ut supra. (Works, vol. 1. p. 705, 706.) h Vid. Scheuchzer. Physica Sacra, vol. 1. p. 132. i Euterpe, sive, l. 2. c. 37.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The finger of God - This expression is thoroughly Egyptian; it need not imply that the magicians recognized Yahweh, the God who performed the marvel. They may possibly have referred it to as a god that was hostile to their own protectors.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Exodus 8:19. This is the finger of God — That is, The power and skill of God are here evident. Probably before this the magicians supposed Moses and Aaron to be conjurers, like themselves; but now they are convinced that no man could do these miracles which these holy men did, unless God were with him. God permits evil spirits to manifest themselves in a certain way, that men may see that there is a spiritual world, and be on their guard against seduction. He at the same time shows that all these agents are under his control, that men may have confidence in his goodness and power.