And the sorcerers, with their incantations, did similarly, in order to bring forth stinging insects, but they were not able. And there were stinging insects, as much on men as on beasts
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King James Version
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.English Standard Version
The magicians tried by their secret arts to produce gnats, but they could not. So there were gnats on man and beast.New International Version
But when the magicians tried to produce gnats by their secret arts, they could not. And the gnats were on men and animals.