Exodus 9:11

The Sixth Plague: Boils

10So 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.11The magicians could not stand before Moses, because the boils had broken out on them and on all the Egyptians.

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Berean Standard Bible
The magicians could not stand before Moses, because the boils had broken out on them and on all the Egyptians.
American Standard Version (1901)
And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boils were upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians.
Bible in Basic English
And the wonder-workers were not able to take their places before Moses, because of the disease; for the disease was on the wonder-workers and on all the Egyptians.
Douay-Rheims 1899
Neither could the magicians stand before Moses for the boils that were upon them, and in all the land of Egypt.
Free Bible Version
The magicians were unable to come and appear before Moses, because they and all the other Egyptians were covered in sores.
Geneva Bible 1599
And the sorcerers could not stande before Moses, because of the scab: for the scab was vpon the enchanters, and vpon all the Egyptians.
King James (Authorized) Version
And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boil was upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians.
One Unity Resource Bible
The magicians couldn’t stand before Moses [Drawn out] because of the boils; for the boils were on the magicians, and on all the Egyptians [people from Abode of slavery].
Translation for Translators
Even the men who worked magic had boils. The result was that they were suffering so much that they were not able to come to Moses/me, because the men who worked magic had boils just like all the rest of the Egyptian people.
Unlocked Literal Bible
The magicians could not resist Moses because of the blisters, because the blisters were on them and on all the other Egyptians.
Noah Webster Bible
And the magicians could not stand before Moses, because of the boil: for the boil was upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians.
World English Bible
The magicians couldn’t stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boils were on the magicians and on all the Egyptians.
Young's Literal Translation
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.