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Exodus 8:18

“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.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

פָּלָהpâlâh · paw-law'
H6395 · Hebrew

Definition: to distinguish (literally or figuratively)
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: put a difference, show marvellous, separate, set apart, sever, make wonderfully.
Grammar: וְ — conjunction
הִפְלֵיתִי֩ — verb Hiphil, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular
Code HC/Vhq1cs
Usage: Occurs 7 times in the Hebrew Bible.Exodus 9:4 Exodus 11:7 Exodus 33:16 Psalms 4:4 Psalms 17:7

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read פָּלָה here.

Verse 17 Verse 19

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.