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for the boil was upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils, for the boils were on the magicians and on all the Egyptians.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boils were upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The magicians were suffering so much from the sores, that they could not even come to Moses. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boils were upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The magicians couldn't compete with Moses because they had boils like all the other Egyptians.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The magicians were not able to appear before Moses, because they were covered with boils, like all the other Egyptians. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The magicians were not able to stand before Moses because of the boils, because the boils were on the magicians and on all the Egyptians. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The magicians could not stand before Moses, because the boils had broken out on them and on all the Egyptians.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils, for boils were on the magicians and on all the Egyptians.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The magicians couldn't stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boils were on the magicians, and on all the Egyptians.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the magicians could not stand before Moses, because of the boil: for the boil was upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The magicians couldn’t stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boils were on the magicians and on all the Egyptians. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the sacred scribes will not be able to stand before Moses on account of the burning sore: for the burning sore was upon the sacred scribes, and in all Egypt.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Neither could the magicians stand before Moses for the boils that were upon them, and in all the land of Egypt. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Neither could the sorcerers stand in the sight of Moses, because of the sores that were on them and on all the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Because of the boils the magicians could not stand in Moses’ presence, for there were boils on the magicians as well as on the rest of the Egyptians.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils, for the boils afflicted the magicians as well as all the Egyptians.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the Sorcerers were unable to stand before Moshe because of the abscesses that multiplied among the Sorcerers and in all Egypt.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boils were upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/9-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=2037" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/9.htm">The Sixth Plague: Boils</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>So they took soot from the furnace and stood before Pharaoh. Moses tossed it into the air, and festering boils broke out on man and beast. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2748.htm" title="2748: ha·ḥar·ṭum·mîm (Art:: N-mp) -- An engraver, writer. From the same as cheret; a horoscopist.">The magicians</a> <a href="/hebrew/3201.htm" title="3201: yā·ḵə·lū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To be able, have power. Or yakowl; a primitive root; to be able, literally or morally.">could</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5975.htm" title="5975: la·‘ă·mōḏ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To take one's stand, stand. A primitive root; to stand, in various relations.">stand</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before</a> <a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872: mō·šeh (N-proper-ms) -- A great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver. From mashah; drawing out, i.e. Rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver.">Moses,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: mip·pə·nê (Prep-m:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/7822.htm" title="7822: haš·šə·ḥîn (Art:: N-ms) -- A boil, eruption. From an unused root probably meaning to burn; inflammation, i.e. An ulcer.">the boils</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/7822.htm" title="7822: haš·šə·ḥîn (Art:: N-ms) -- A boil, eruption. From an unused root probably meaning to burn; inflammation, i.e. An ulcer."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">had broken out</a> <a href="/hebrew/2748.htm" title="2748: ba·ḥăr·ṭum·mim (Prep-b, Art:: N-mp) -- An engraver, writer. From the same as cheret; a horoscopist.">on them</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ū·ḇə·ḵāl (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and on all</a> <a href="/hebrew/4713.htm" title="4713: miṣ·rā·yim (N-proper-fs) -- Inhab. of Eg. From Mitsrayim; a Mitsrite, or inhabitant of Mitsrajim.">the Egyptians.</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said to Moses.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-27.htm">Deuteronomy 28:27</a></span><br />The LORD will afflict you with the boils of Egypt, with tumors and scabs and itch from which you cannot be cured.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/16-2.htm">Revelation 16:2</a></span><br />So 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/13-18.htm">Leviticus 13:18-20</a></span><br />When a boil appears on someone’s skin and it heals, / and a white swelling or a reddish-white spot develops where the boil was, he must present himself to the priest. / The priest shall examine it, and if it appears to be beneath the skin and the hair in it has turned white, the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is a diseased infection that has broken out in the boil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/2-7.htm">Job 2:7</a></span><br />So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD and infected Job with terrible boils from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-6.htm">Isaiah 1:6</a></span><br />From the sole of your foot to the top of your head, there is no soundness—only wounds and welts and festering sores neither cleansed nor bandaged nor soothed with oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/20-7.htm">2 Kings 20:7</a></span><br />Then Isaiah said, “Prepare a poultice of figs.” So they brought it and applied it to the boil, and Hezekiah recovered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/26-19.htm">2 Chronicles 26:19-21</a></span><br />Uzziah, with a censer in his hand to offer incense, was enraged. But while he raged against the priests in their presence in the house of the LORD before the altar of incense, leprosy broke out on his forehead. / When Azariah the chief priest and all the priests turned to him and saw his leprous forehead, they rushed him out. Indeed, he himself hurried to get out, because the LORD had afflicted him. / So King Uzziah was a leper until the day of his death. He lived in isolation, leprous and cut off from the house of the LORD, while his son Jotham had charge of the royal palace and governed the people of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/16-20.htm">Luke 16:20-21</a></span><br />And a beggar named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered with sores / and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/8-2.htm">Matthew 8:2-3</a></span><br />Suddenly a leper came and knelt before Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” / Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/1-40.htm">Mark 1:40-42</a></span><br />Then a leper came to Jesus, begging on his knees: “If You are willing, You can make me clean.” / Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” / And immediately the leprosy left him, and the man was cleansed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/12-10.htm">Numbers 12:10</a></span><br />As the cloud lifted from above the Tent, suddenly Miriam became leprous, white as snow. Aaron turned toward her, saw that she was leprous,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/3-29.htm">2 Samuel 3:29</a></span><br />May it whirl over the head of Joab and over the entire house of his father, and may the house of Joab never be without one having a discharge or skin disease, or one who leans on a staff or falls by the sword or lacks food.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/38-21.htm">Isaiah 38:21</a></span><br />Now Isaiah had said, “Prepare a lump of pressed figs and apply it to the boil, and he will recover.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/28-8.htm">Acts 28:8</a></span><br />The father of Publius was sick in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him, and after praying and placing his hands on him, he healed the man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/5-6.htm">1 Samuel 5:6</a></span><br />Now the hand of the LORD was heavy on the people of Ashdod and its vicinity, ravaging them and afflicting them with tumors.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boil was on the magicians, and on all the Egyptians.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/7-11.htm">Exodus 7:11,12</a></b></br> Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/8-18.htm">Exodus 8:18,19</a></b></br> 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… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_timothy/3-8.htm">2 Timothy 3:8,9</a></b></br> Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/16-2.htm">Revelation 16:2</a></b></br> And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and <i>upon</i> them which worshipped his image.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/8-18.htm">Able</a> <a href="/exodus/9-10.htm">Boil</a> <a href="/exodus/9-10.htm">Boils</a> <a href="/exodus/8-18.htm">Couldn't</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/12-30.htm">Disease</a> <a href="/exodus/9-6.htm">Egyptians</a> <a href="/exodus/8-19.htm">Magicians</a> <a href="/exodus/9-10.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/genesis/49-7.htm">Places</a> <a href="/exodus/8-19.htm">Scribes</a> <a href="/exodus/9-10.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/exodus/8-19.htm">Wonder-Workers</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/10-2.htm">Able</a> <a href="/exodus/16-23.htm">Boil</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-27.htm">Boils</a> <a href="/exodus/12-39.htm">Couldn't</a> <a href="/exodus/23-25.htm">Disease</a> <a href="/exodus/10-2.htm">Egyptians</a> <a href="/daniel/1-20.htm">Magicians</a> <a href="/exodus/9-12.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/exodus/10-23.htm">Places</a> <a href="/1_kings/4-3.htm">Scribes</a> <a href="/exodus/9-13.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-31.htm">Wonder-Workers</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 9</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/9-1.htm">The plague on livestock</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/9-8.htm">The plague of boils</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/9-13.htm">The message of Moses about the hail,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/9-22.htm">The plague of hail</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/9-27.htm">Pharaoh pleads with Moses, but yet is hardened</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/9.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/exodus/9.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The magicians could not stand before Moses</b><br>The magicians, who previously attempted to replicate the miracles performed by Moses and Aaron, are now powerless. This signifies the superiority of God's power over Egyptian magic and deities. In earlier chapters, these magicians were able to mimic some of the plagues, but their inability to stand before Moses here highlights the progression of God's judgment and the futility of opposing Him. This moment foreshadows the ultimate defeat of all who oppose God's will, as seen in <a href="/revelation/19-19.htm">Revelation 19:19-21</a>.<p><b>because the boils had broken out on them</b><br>The boils represent the sixth plague sent by God upon Egypt. This affliction was not only painful but also rendered the magicians ceremonially unclean, preventing them from performing their duties. The Hebrew word for "boils" suggests inflamed, ulcerous sores, which would have been both physically debilitating and socially isolating. This plague demonstrates God's control over health and disease, contrasting with the Egyptian belief in their gods' protective powers.<p><b>and on all the Egyptians</b><br>The widespread nature of the boils emphasizes the comprehensive reach of God's judgment. Unlike previous plagues that affected specific areas or groups, this one impacts all Egyptians, signifying that no one is exempt from God's authority. This universal affliction serves as a precursor to the final plague, the death of the firstborn, which ultimately leads to the liberation of the Israelites. The suffering of the Egyptians can be seen as a parallel to the suffering of those who reject God, as described in <a href="/romans/1-18.htm">Romans 1:18-32</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The prophet and leader chosen by God to deliver the Israelites from Egyptian bondage. He is the central human figure in the account of the Exodus.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/magicians_of_egypt.htm">Magicians of Egypt</a></b><br>These were the wise men and sorcerers who served Pharaoh. They attempted to replicate the miracles performed by Moses and Aaron but were ultimately powerless against the plagues sent by God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/pharaoh.htm">Pharaoh</a></b><br>The ruler of Egypt who hardened his heart against God’s command to let the Israelites go, leading to the plagues.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/boils.htm">Boils</a></b><br>The sixth plague sent by God upon Egypt, causing painful sores on humans and animals, demonstrating God's power over health and well-being.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>The land where the Israelites were enslaved, and the setting for the plagues that God sent to compel Pharaoh to release His people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_all_powers.htm">God's Sovereignty Over All Powers</a></b><br>The inability of the Egyptian magicians to stand before Moses due to the boils highlights God's supreme power over all earthly authorities and spiritual forces.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_hardening_one's_heart.htm">The Consequences of Hardening One's Heart</a></b><br>Pharaoh's persistent refusal to heed God's command led to increasing severity in the plagues, illustrating the dangers of a hardened heart against God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_human_wisdom_against_divine_will.htm">The Futility of Human Wisdom Against Divine Will</a></b><br>The magicians' failure underscores the limitations of human wisdom and power when confronted with God's will and purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_protection_and_distinction_for_his_people.htm">God's Protection and Distinction for His People</a></b><br>While the Egyptians suffered, God protected the Israelites, demonstrating His care and distinction for those who belong to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance_and_obedience.htm">The Call to Repentance and Obedience</a></b><br>The plagues serve as a call to repentance, urging us to respond to God's commands with obedience and humility.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 9</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_ten_plagues_in_the_bible.htm">What were the Ten Plagues of Egypt in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_extra-biblical_boil_accounts.htm">If the magicians also suffered from the boils (Exodus 9:11), why is there no extra-biblical account of widespread sudden disease?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_proof_did_moses_give_to_israelites.htm">Exodus 6:7-9: If the Israelites still doubt Moses, what empirical proof did he provide to convince them then or later?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_happens_in_exodus.htm">What events occur in the biblical book of Exodus?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) <span class= "bld">The magicians could not stand before Moses.</span>--It is uncertain whether the magicians were present accidentally, or had come for the express purpose of "withstanding Moses" (<a href="/2_timothy/3-8.htm" title="Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.">2Timothy 3:8</a>). The latter may be suspected, as the plague was made to fall with special violence upon them.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The magicians could not stand</span>. It is gathered from this that the magicians had, up to this time, been always in attendance when the miracles were wrought, though they had now for some time failed to produce any counterfeits of them. On this occasion their persistency was punished by the sudden falling of the pestilence upon themselves with such severity that they were forced to quit the royal presence and hasten to their homes to be nursed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/9-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The magicians</span><br /><span class="heb">הַֽחַרְטֻמִּ֗ים</span> <span class="translit">(ha·ḥar·ṭum·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2748.htm">Strong's 2748: </a> </span><span class="str2">An engraver, writer</span><br /><br /><span class="word">could</span><br /><span class="heb">יָכְל֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḵə·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3201.htm">Strong's 3201: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be able, have power</span><br /><br /><span class="word">not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">stand</span><br /><span class="heb">לַעֲמֹ֛ד</span> <span class="translit">(la·‘ă·mōḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5975.htm">Strong's 5975: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stand, in various relations</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before</span><br /><span class="heb">לִפְנֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(lip̄·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Moses,</span><br /><span class="heb">מֹשֶׁ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(mō·šeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4872.htm">Strong's 4872: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver</span><br /><br /><span class="word">because</span><br /><span class="heb">מִפְּנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(mip·pə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the boils</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשְּׁחִ֑ין</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šə·ḥîn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7822.htm">Strong's 7822: </a> </span><span class="str2">Inflammation, an ulcer</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had broken out</span><br /><span class="heb">הָיָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on [them]</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּֽחֲרְטֻמִּ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(ba·ḥăr·ṭum·mim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2748.htm">Strong's 2748: </a> </span><span class="str2">An engraver, writer</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and on all</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Egyptians.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִצְרָֽיִם׃</span> <span class="translit">(miṣ·rā·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4713.htm">Strong's 4713: </a> </span><span class="str2">Egyptian -- inhabitant of Egypt</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/9-11.htm">Exodus 9:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/9-11.htm">Exodus 9:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/9-11.htm">Exodus 9:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/9-11.htm">Exodus 9:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/9-11.htm">Exodus 9:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/9-11.htm">Exodus 9:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/9-11.htm">Exodus 9:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/9-11.htm">Exodus 9:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/9-11.htm">Exodus 9:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/9-11.htm">Exodus 9:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/9-11.htm">OT Law: Exodus 9:11 The magicians couldn't stand before Moses because (Exo. 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