Exodus 10 · Verse 6

Exodus 10:6

And they shall fill thy houses, and the houses of all thy servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians; which neither thy fathers, nor thy fathers’ fathers have seen, since the day that they were upon the earth unto this day. And he turned himself, and went out from Pharaoh.
Exodus 10:6, King James Version

Exodus 10:6 in other translations

BSBThey will fill your houses and the houses of all your officials and every Egyptian—something neither your fathers nor your grandfathers have seen since the day they came into this land.’” Then Moses turned and left Pharaoh’s presence.
WEBYour houses shall be filled, and the houses of all your servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians, as neither your fathers nor your fathers’ fathers have seen, since the day that they were on the earth to this day.’” He turned, and went out from Pharaoh.
ASVand thy houses shall be filled, and the houses of all thy servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians; as neither thy fathers nor thy fathers’ fathers have seen, since the day that they were upon the earth unto this day. And he turned, and went out from Pharaoh.
YLTand they have filled thy houses, and the houses of all thy servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians, which neither thy fathers nor thy father's fathers have seen, since the day of their being on the ground unto this day,' --and he turneth and goeth out from Pharaoh.
DARBYand they shall fill thy houses, and the houses of all thy bondmen, and the houses of all the Egyptians; which neither thy fathers nor thy fathers' fathers have seen, since the day that they were upon the earth unto this day. And he turned and went out from Pharaoh.
BBEAnd your houses will be full of them, and the houses of your servants and of all the Egyptians; it will be worse than anything your fathers have seen or their fathers, from the day when they were living on the earth till this day. And so he went out from Pharaoh.
WebsterAnd they shall fill thy houses, and the houses of all thy servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians; which neither thy fathers, nor thy fathers' fathers have seen, since the day that they were upon the earth to this day. And he turned himself, and went out from Pharaoh.

What does Exodus 10:6 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 6 They shall fill thy houses - Dr. Shaw mentions this circumstance; "they entered," says he, "Into our very houses and bed-chambers, like so many thieves." - Ibid. p. 187.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 10:1-11

The plagues of Egypt show the sinfulness of sin. They warn the children of men not to strive with their Maker. Pharaoh had pretended to humble himself; but no account was made of it, for he was not sincere therein. The plague of locusts is threatened. This should be much worse than any of that kind which had ever been known. Pharaoh's attendants persuade him to come to terms with Moses. Hereupon Pharaoh will allow…

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Exodus 10:6 in the original Hebrew

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וּמָלְא֨וּu.mal.'Uand they will be fullH4390
בָתֶּ֜יךָva.Tei.khahouses yourH1004
וּבָתֵּ֣יu.va.Teiand [the] houses ofH1004
כָל\־khol-allH3605
עֲבָדֶיךָ֮'a.va.dei.Khaservants yourH5650
וּבָתֵּ֣יu.va.Teiand [the] houses ofH1004
כָל\־khol-allH3605
מִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimEgyptH4713
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherwhichH834
לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808
רָא֤וּra.'Uthey sawH7200
אֲבֹתֶ֙יךָ֙'a.vo.Tei.khaancestors yourH1
וַאֲב֣וֹתva.'a.Votand [the] ancestors ofH1
אֲבֹתֶ֔יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaancestors yourH1
מִיּ֗וֹםmi.Yomfrom [the] dayH3117
הֱיוֹתָם֙he.yo.Tamwere theyH1961
עַל\־'al-onH5921
הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.Mahthe landH127
עַ֖ד'aduntilH5704
הַיּ֣וֹםhai.Yomthe dayH3117
הַזֶּ֑הha.Zeh<the> thisH2088
וַיִּ֥פֶןvai.Yi.fenand he turnedH6437
וַיֵּצֵ֖אvai.ye.Tze'and he went outH3318
מֵעִ֥םme.'Imfrom withH5973
פַּרְעֹֽה\׃par.'OhPharaohH6547

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Cross references for Exodus 10:6

  • Exodus 8:3

    And the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which shall go up and come into thine house, and into thy bedchamber, and upon thy bed, and into the house of thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thine ovens, and into thy kneadingtroughs:

  • Exodus 8:21

    Else, if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies upon thee, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thy houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground whereon they are.

  • Exodus 11:8

    And all these thy servants shall come down unto me, and bow down themselves unto me, saying, Get thee out, and all the people that follow thee: and after that I will go out. And he went out from Pharaoh in a great anger.

  • Exodus 11:6

    And there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there was none like it, nor shall be like it any more.

  • Hebrews 11:27

    By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.

  • Exodus 10:14-15

    And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt, and rested in all the coasts of Egypt: very grievous were they; before them there were no such locusts as they, neither after them shall be such. For they covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened; and they did eat every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left: and there remained not any green thing in the trees, or in the herbs of the field, through all the land of Egypt.

  • Joel 2:2

    A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations.

  • Exodus 9:24

    So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as there was none like it in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.

  • Exodus 10:11

    Not so: go now ye that are men, and serve the Lord; for that ye did desire. And they were driven out from Pharaoh’s presence.

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fill.
8:3,21
which.
14,15; 9:24; 11:6; Joe 2:2
And he.
11; 11:8; Heb 11:27

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Context

  • Exodus 10:5

    And they shall cover the face of the earth, that one cannot be able to see the earth: and they shall eat the residue of that which is escaped, which remaineth unto you from the hail, and shall eat every tree which groweth for you out of the field:

  • Exodus 10:6

    And they shall fill thy houses, and the houses of all thy servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians; which neither thy fathers, nor thy fathers’ fathers have seen, since the day that they were upon the earth unto this day. And he turned himself, and went out from Pharaoh.

  • Exodus 10:7

    And Pharaoh’s servants said unto him, How long shall this man be a snare unto us? let the men go, that they may serve the Lord their God: knowest thou not yet that Egypt is destroyed?

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Exodus 10:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y llenarse han tus casas, y las casas de todos tus siervos, y las casas de todos los Egipcios, cual nunca vieron tus padres ni tus abuelos, desde que ellos fueron sobre la tierra hasta hoy. Y volvióse, y salió de con Faraón.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et elles rempliront tes maisons, et les maisons de tous tes serviteurs, et les maisons de tous les Égyptiens: ce que tes pères n’ont point vu, ni les pères de tes pères, depuis le jour où ils ont été sur la terre, jusqu’à ce jour. Et il se tourna, et sortit d’auprès du Pharaon.
German
Elberfelder 1871
und sie werden deine Häuser erfüllen und die Häuser aller deiner Knechte und die Häuser aller Ägypter, wie es deine Väter und die Väter deiner Väter nicht gesehen haben, seit dem Tage, da sie auf Erden gewesen sind, bis auf diesen Tag. Und er wandte sich und ging von dem Pharao hinaus.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et implebunt domos tuas, et servorum tuorum, et omnium Ægyptiorum, quantam non viderunt patres tui, et avi, ex quo orti sunt super terram, usque in præsentem diem. Avertitque se, et egressus est a Pharaone.