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in the sight of Pharaoh, Moses is to toss it into the air.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the LORD said unto Moses and unto Aaron, Take to you handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward the heaven in the sight of Pharaoh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “Take for yourselves handfuls of ashes from a furnace, and let Moses scatter it toward the heavens in the sight of Pharaoh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “Take for yourselves handfuls of soot from a kiln, and Moses shall toss it toward the sky in the sight of Pharaoh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, &#8220Take for yourselves handfuls of soot from a kiln, and let Moses throw it toward the sky in the sight of Pharaoh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “Take for yourselves handfuls of soot from a kiln, and let Moses throw it toward the sky in the sight of Pharaoh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then Yahweh said to Moses and Aaron, “Take for yourselves handfuls of soot from a kiln, and let Moses toss it toward the sky in the sight of Pharaoh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “Take handfuls of soot from the brick kiln, and let Moses throw it toward the sky in the sight of Pharaoh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “Take handfuls of furnace soot, and Moses is to throw it toward heaven in the sight of Pharaoh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, &#8220Take handfuls of furnace soot, and Moses is to throw it toward heaven in the sight of Pharaoh. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jehovah said unto Moses and unto Aaron, Take to you handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward heaven in the sight of Pharaoh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The LORD said to Moses and Aaron: Take a few handfuls of ashes from a stove and you, Moses, throw them into the air. Be sure the king is watching. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the LORD said unto Moses and unto Aaron, Take to you handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward the heaven in the sight of Pharaoh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, "Take a handful of ashes from a kiln, and have Moses throw them up in the air as Pharaoh watches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, "Take a few handfuls of ashes from a furnace; Moses is to throw them into the air in front of the king. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the LORD told Moses and Aaron, "Take handfuls of soot from a kiln, and let Moses throw it into the air in front of Pharaoh. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, ?Take handfuls of soot from the furnace; in the sight of Pharaoh, Moses is to toss it into the air.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, "Take handfuls of soot from a furnace, and have Moses throw it into the air while Pharaoh is watching.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The LORD said to Moses and to Aaron, "Take to you handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward the sky in the sight of Pharaoh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the LORD said to Moses and to Aaron, Take to you handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it towards heaven in the sight of Pharaoh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yahweh said to Moses and to Aaron, “Take handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward the sky in the sight of Pharaoh. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And YHWH says to Moses and to Aaron, “Take for yourselves the fullness of your handfuls—soot of a furnace, and Moses has sprinkled it toward the heavens, before the eyes of Pharaoh,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Jehovah saith unto Moses and unto Aaron, 'Take to you the fulness of your hands of soot of a furnace, and Moses hath sprinkled it towards the heavens, before the eyes of Pharaoh,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Jehovah will say to Moses and to Aaron, Take to you your two fists full of ashes of the furnace; and Moses sprinkled it towards the heavens in the eyes of Pharaoh.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron: Take to you handfuls of ashes out of the chimney, and let Moses sprinkle it in the air in the presence of Pharao. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the Lord said to Moses and to Aaron: “Take handfuls of ashes from the oven, and let Moses sprinkle it into the air, in the sight of Pharaoh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />So the LORD said to Moses and Aaron: Each of you take handfuls of soot from a kiln, and in the presence of Pharaoh let Moses scatter it toward the sky.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “Take handfuls of soot from the kiln, and let Moses throw it in the air in the sight of Pharaoh.<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 LORD said to Moses and to Aaron, Take two handfuls of the ashes of the furnace and let Moses scatter it toward the heaven in the sight of Pharaoh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And LORD JEHOVAH said to Moshe and Aaron: “Make full your handfuls of the ashes of a furnace, and let Moshe scatter them before the face of Heaven, before the eyes of Pharaoh.<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 LORD said unto Moses and unto Aaron: 'Take to you handfuls of soot of the furnace, and let Moses throw it heavenward in the sight of Pharaoh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, Take you handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses scatter it toward heaven before Pharao, and before his servants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/9-8.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=2008" 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">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">Then the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">said</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</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/413.htm" title="413: wə·’el- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/175.htm" title="175: ’a·hă·rōn (N-proper-ms) -- An elder brother of Moses. Of uncertain derivation; Aharon, the brother of Moses.">and Aaron,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: qə·ḥū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">“Take</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/4393.htm" title="4393: mə·lō (N-msc) -- Fullness, that which fills. Rarely mlowf; or mlow,; from male'; fulness.">handfuls</a> <a href="/hebrew/2651.htm" title="2651: ḥā·p̄ə·nê·ḵem (N-mdc:: 2mp) -- The hollow of the hand. From an unused root of uncertain signification; a fist."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6368.htm" title="6368: pî·aḥ (N-msc) -- Soot. From puwach; a powder, i.e. Ashes or dust.">of soot</a> <a href="/hebrew/3536.htm" title="3536: kiḇ·šān (N-ms) -- A kiln. From kabash; a smelting furnace.">from the furnace;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: lə·‘ê·nê (Prep-l:: N-cdc) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">in the sight</a> <a href="/hebrew/6547.htm" title="6547: p̄ar·‘ōh (N-proper-ms) -- A title of Eg. kings. Of Egyptian derivation; Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings.">of Pharaoh,</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/2236.htm" title="2236: ū·zə·rā·qōw (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms:: 3ms) -- Be here and there, scatter, sprinkle, strew. A primitive root; to sprinkle.">is to toss it</a> <a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064: haš·šā·may·māh (Art:: N-mp:: 3fs) -- Heaven, sky. Dual of an unused singular shameh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky.">into the air.</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>It will become fine dust over all the land of Egypt, and festering boils will break out on man and beast throughout the land.”…<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="/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="/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="/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="/leviticus/14-9.htm">Leviticus 14:9</a></span><br />On the seventh day he must shave off all his hair—his head, his beard, his eyebrows, and the rest of his hair. He must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water, and he will be clean.<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_chronicles/26-19.htm">2 Chronicles 26:19</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-4.htm">Isaiah 53:4</a></span><br />Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/8-17.htm">Matthew 8:17</a></span><br />This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/17-12.htm">Luke 17:12-14</a></span><br />As He entered one of the villages, He was met by ten lepers. They stood at a distance / and raised their voices, shouting, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” / When Jesus saw them, He said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they were on their way, they were 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="/john/9-6.htm">John 9:6-7</a></span><br />When Jesus had said this, He spit on the ground, made some mud, and applied it to the man’s eyes. / Then He told him, “Go, wash in the Pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came back seeing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/19-11.htm">Acts 19:11-12</a></span><br />God did extraordinary miracles through the hands of Paul, / so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and the diseases and evil spirits left them.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the LORD said to Moses and to Aaron, Take to you handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward the heaven in the sight of Pharaoh.</p><p class="hdg">take to.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/8-16.htm">Exodus 8:16</a></b></br> And the LORD said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy rod, and smite the dust of the land, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/8-25.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/genesis/15-5.htm">Air</a> <a href="/genesis/18-27.htm">Ashes</a> <a href="/exodus/8-17.htm">Dust</a> <a href="/exodus/8-26.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/exodus/3-2.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/genesis/48-19.htm">Fulness</a> <a href="/genesis/19-28.htm">Furnace</a> <a href="/exodus/9-3.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/genesis/41-47.htm">Handfuls</a> <a href="/genesis/49-25.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/philippians/3-14.htm">Heavenward</a> <a href="/nahum/3-14.htm">Kiln</a> <a href="/genesis/50-21.htm">Little</a> <a href="/exodus/9-1.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/exodus/9-7.htm">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/exodus/8-24.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/genesis/49-7.htm">Scatter</a> <a href="/genesis/8-2.htm">Shower</a> <a href="/exodus/7-20.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/genesis/27-39.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-8.htm">Soot</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-21.htm">Sprinkle</a> <a href="/revelation/19-13.htm">Sprinkled</a> <a href="/exodus/7-9.htm">Throw</a> <a href="/mark/7-27.htm">Toss</a> <a href="/exodus/3-6.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/exodus/7-9.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/9-12.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/exodus/9-10.htm">Air</a> <a href="/exodus/9-10.htm">Ashes</a> <a href="/exodus/9-9.htm">Dust</a> <a href="/exodus/11-3.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/exodus/9-10.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/exodus/16-33.htm">Fulness</a> <a href="/exodus/9-10.htm">Furnace</a> <a href="/exodus/9-15.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-12.htm">Handfuls</a> <a href="/exodus/9-10.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/exodus/9-10.htm">Heavenward</a> <a href="/exodus/9-10.htm">Kiln</a> <a href="/exodus/10-5.htm">Little</a> <a href="/exodus/9-10.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/exodus/9-10.htm">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/exodus/10-11.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-33.htm">Scatter</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-41.htm">Shower</a> <a href="/exodus/10-28.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/exodus/9-10.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/exodus/9-10.htm">Soot</a> <a href="/exodus/29-16.htm">Sprinkle</a> <a href="/exodus/9-10.htm">Sprinkled</a> <a href="/exodus/22-31.htm">Throw</a> <a href="/job/7-4.htm">Toss</a> <a href="/exodus/9-10.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/exodus/12-21.htm">Yourselves</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'; 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Moses and Aaron are God's chosen leaders to confront Pharaoh, highlighting their roles as prophets and mediators. This reflects the consistent biblical theme of God using chosen individuals to fulfill His purposes, as seen with other prophets like Elijah and Jeremiah.<p><b>Take handfuls of soot from the furnace</b><br>The soot from the furnace symbolizes the oppression and labor of the Israelites in Egypt, as furnaces were used for brick-making, a task imposed on the Israelites. This act serves as a reminder of their suffering and God's awareness of their plight. The soot also foreshadows the coming plague, representing the transformation of oppression into judgment against Egypt.<p><b>in the sight of Pharaoh</b><br>Performing this act in Pharaoh's presence is significant as it serves as a direct challenge to his authority and a demonstration of God's power. It underscores the public nature of God's judgments and the opportunity for Pharaoh to witness and respond to God's signs, similar to the confrontations between Elijah and the prophets of Baal.<p><b>Moses is to toss it into the air</b><br>The act of tossing soot into the air symbolizes the spread and inevitability of the plague. It signifies the transition from a symbolic act to a tangible judgment, illustrating the power of God to transform the natural elements into instruments of His will. This action parallels other biblical instances where physical acts accompany divine intervention, such as the parting of the Red Sea or the fall of Jericho.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, Yahweh, who is orchestrating the events to demonstrate His power and sovereignty over Egypt and its gods.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The prophet and leader of the Israelites, chosen by God to lead His people out of Egyptian bondage.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/aaron.htm">Aaron</a></b><br>Moses' brother and spokesperson, who assists Moses in confronting Pharaoh and performing signs.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/pharaoh.htm">Pharaoh</a></b><br>The ruler of Egypt, whose heart is hardened against letting the Israelites go, serving as an antagonist in the account.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/f/furnace.htm">Furnace</a></b><br>A place where soot is collected, symbolizing the labor and oppression of the Israelites in Egypt, as well as a tool for God's judgment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_power.htm">God's Sovereignty and Power</a></b><br>The act of taking soot and turning it into a plague demonstrates God's control over creation and His ability to use simple elements to fulfill His purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_soot_and_furnace.htm">Symbolism of Soot and Furnace</a></b><br>The soot from the furnace represents the oppression of the Israelites and becomes a tool of judgment against Egypt, showing that God can turn the instruments of oppression into instruments of justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a></b><br>Moses and Aaron's obedience in performing God's instructions serves as a model for believers to trust and obey God's commands, even when they seem unusual or challenging.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hardened_hearts_and_divine_judgment.htm">Hardened Hearts and Divine Judgment</a></b><br>Pharaoh's hardened heart serves as a warning about the dangers of resisting God's will and the inevitable consequences of such resistance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_deliverance_and_faithfulness.htm">God's Deliverance and Faithfulness</a></b><br>The plagues are part of God's plan to deliver His people, reminding believers of God's faithfulness to His promises and His power to save.<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_does_the_bible_say_on_swearing.htm">Why does God cause people's hearts to harden?</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/how_to_align_rev_16_with_symbolic_prophecy.htm">How do we reconcile Revelation 16’s imagery with the more symbolic or metaphorical interpretations found in other prophetic books?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_seven_bowls_of_revelation.htm">What are the Seven Bowls of Revelation?</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>THE SIXTH PLAGUE.</span><p>(8-10) Here, again, there is little question of what the plague was. Doubts may be entertained as to its exact character, and its proper medical designation, but all agree, and cannot but agree, that it was a visitation of the bodies of men with a severe cutaneous disorder, accompanied by pustules or ulcers. It was not announced beforehand to the Egyptians, nor were they allowed the opportunity of escaping it. Like the third plague, it was altogether of the nature of a judgment; and the judgment was a severe one. Now, for the first time, was acute suffering inflicted on the persons of men; now, for the first time, was it shown how Jehovah could smite with a terrible disease; and if with a disease, why not with death? No doubt those stricken suffered unequally; but with some the affliction may have resembled the final affliction of Job, when he was smitten with "sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown" (<a href="/job/2-7.htm" title="So went Satan forth from the presence of the LORD, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot to his crown.">Job 2:7</a>). Its severity is marked by the statement that "the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils" (<a href="/exodus/9-11.htm" title="And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boil was on the magicians, and on all the Egyptians.">Exodus 9:11</a>). And it was universal, or quasi-universal (<a href="/exodus/9-11.htm" title="And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boil was on the magicians, and on all the Egyptians.">Exodus 9:11</a>). Moreover, it was not confined to men; it was also "upon the beasts"--i.e., upon such of the domesticated animals as had escaped the preceding plague. It does not, however, seem to have been fatal; and it wrought no change upon the Pharaoh, whose heart God is now, for the first time, said to have hardened (<a href="/exodus/9-12.htm" title="And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he listened not to them; as the LORD had spoken to Moses.">Exodus 9:12</a>), as He had declared to Moses (<a href="/exodus/4-21.htm" title="And the LORD said to Moses, When you go to return into Egypt, see that you do all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put in your hand: but I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go.">Exodus 4:21</a>; <a href="/exodus/7-3.htm" title="And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt.">Exodus 7:3</a>). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 8-12.</span> - THE SIXTH PLAGUE. The sixth plague was sent, like the third, without notice given. It was also, like the third, a plague which inflicted direct injury upon the person. There was a very solemn warning in it; for the same power that could afflict the body with "boils and blains," <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, with a severe cutaneous disease accompanied by pustulous ulcers - could also (it must have been felt) smite it with death. It is uncertain what exactly the malady was. Some have supposed elephantiasis, some "black leprosy," some merely an eruptive disease such as is even now common m Egypt during the autumn. But it is, at any rate, evident that the malady was exceedingly severe - "the magicians could not stand before Moses" because of it (ver. 11). If it was "the botch of Egypt" (<a href="/deuteronomy/28-27.htm">Deuteronomy 28:27</a>), as seems probable, since the name in the Hebrew is the same, it was incurable. Pharaoh and his people were warned by it that God's power would be shown on themselves, not in the way of mere annoyance - as with the earlier plagues - but of serious injury - and if <span class="accented">so</span>, why not of death? Thus, the sixth plague heralded the tenth, and, except the tenth, was the most severe of all. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Ashes of the furnace</span>. Rather "soot from the furnace." The word commonly used in Hebrew for "ashes" is different. Many recondite reasons have been brought forward for the directions here given. But perhaps the object was simply to show that as water, and earth (<a href="/exodus/8-13.htm">Exodus 8:13</a>) and air (<a href="/exodus/10-13.htm">Exodus 10:13</a>) could be turned into plagues, so fire could be. The "soot of the furnace" might well represent fire, and was peculiarly appropriate for the preduction of a disease which was in the main an "inflammation." It is not likely that Moses imitated any superstitious practice of the priests of Egypt. <span class="cmt_word">Toward the heaven</span>. The act indicated that the plague would come from heaven - <span class="accented">i.e.</span> from God. <span class="cmt_word">In the sight of Pharaoh</span>. Compare <a href="/exodus/7-20.htm">Exodus 7:20</a> It is probable that the symbolic act which brought the plague was performed "in the sight of Pharaoh" in every case, except where the plague was unannounced, though the fact is not always recorded. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/9-8.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">Then the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָה֮</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">said</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֣אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Moses</span><br /><span class="heb">מֹשֶׁ֣ה</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">and Aaron,</span><br /><span class="heb">אַהֲרֹן֒</span> <span class="translit">(’a·hă·rōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_175.htm">Strong's 175: </a> </span><span class="str2">Aaron -- an elder brother of Moses</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Take</span><br /><span class="heb">קְח֤וּ</span> <span class="translit">(qə·ḥū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">handfuls</span><br /><span class="heb">מְלֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(mə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4393.htm">Strong's 4393: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fullness, that which fills</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of soot</span><br /><span class="heb">פִּ֖יחַ</span> <span class="translit">(pî·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6368.htm">Strong's 6368: </a> </span><span class="str2">A powder, ashes, dust</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the furnace;</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּבְשָׁ֑ן</span> <span class="translit">(kiḇ·šān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3536.htm">Strong's 3536: </a> </span><span class="str2">A smelting furnace</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the sight</span><br /><span class="heb">לְעֵינֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(lə·‘ê·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - cdc<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Pharaoh,</span><br /><span class="heb">פַרְעֹֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(p̄ar·‘ōh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6547.htm">Strong's 6547: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pharaoh -- a title of Egypt kings</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Moses</span><br /><span class="heb">מֹשֶׁ֛ה</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">is to toss it</span><br /><span class="heb">וּזְרָק֥וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·zə·rā·qōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2236.htm">Strong's 2236: </a> </span><span class="str2">Be here and there, scatter, sprinkle, strew </span><br /><br /><span class="word">into the air.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשָּׁמַ֖יְמָה</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šā·may·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8064.htm">Strong's 8064: </a> </span><span class="str2">Heaven, sky</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/9-8.htm">Exodus 9:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/9-8.htm">Exodus 9:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/9-8.htm">Exodus 9:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/9-8.htm">Exodus 9:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/9-8.htm">Exodus 9:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/9-8.htm">Exodus 9:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/9-8.htm">Exodus 9:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/9-8.htm">Exodus 9:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/9-8.htm">Exodus 9:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/9-8.htm">Exodus 9:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/9-8.htm">OT Law: Exodus 9:8 Yahweh said to Moses and to Aaron (Exo. 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