Exodus 8:24
And the Lord did so; and there came a grievous swarm of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants’ houses, and into all the land of Egypt: the land was corrupted by reason of the swarm of flies.
Exodus 8:24 in other translations
| BSB | And the LORD did so. Thick swarms of flies poured into Pharaoh’s palace and into the houses of his officials. Throughout Egypt the land was ruined by swarms of flies. |
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| WEB | The LORD did so; and there came grievous swarms of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants’ houses. In all the land of Egypt the land was corrupted by reason of the swarms of flies. |
| ASV | And Jehovah did so; and there came grievous swarms of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants’ houses: and in all the land of Egypt the land was corrupted by reason of the swarms of flies. |
| YLT | And Jehovah doth so, and the grievous beetle entereth the house of Pharaoh, and the house of his servants, and in all the land of Egypt the land is corrupted from the presence of the beetle. |
| DARBY | And Jehovah did so; and there came dog-flies in a multitude into the house of Pharaoh, and into the houses of his bondmen; and throughout the land of Egypt, the land was corrupted by the dog-flies. |
| BBE | And the Lord did so; and great clouds of flies came into the house of Pharaoh and into his servants' houses, and all the land of Egypt was made waste because of the flies. |
| Webster | And the LORD did so: and there came a grievous swarm of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants' houses, and into all the land of Egypt: the land was corrupted by reason of the swarm of flies. |
What does Exodus 8:24 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 8:20-24
Ex 8:20-32. Plague of Flies. 20-24. Rise up early ... Pharaoh; lo, he cometh forth to the water, &c.--Pharaoh still appearing obdurate, Moses was ordered to meet him while walking on the banks of the Nile and repeat his request for the liberation of Israel, threatening in case of continued refusal to cover every house from the palace to the cottage with swarms of flies--while, as a proof of the power that…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 8:20-32
Pharaoh was early at his false devotions to the river; and shall we be for more sleep and more slumber, when any service to the Lord is to be done? The Egyptians and the Hebrews were to be marked in the plague of flies. The Lord knows them that are his, and will make it appear, perhaps in this world, certainly in the other, that he has set them apart for himself. Pharaoh unwillingly entered into a treaty with Moses…
Exodus 8:24 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Exodus 8:24
- Psalms 78:45
He sent divers sorts of flies among them, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them.
- Psalms 105:31
He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies, and lice in all their coasts.
- 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.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
21; Ps 78:45; 105:31
the land.How intolerable a plague of flies can prove, is evident from the fact that whole districts have been laid waste by them. The inhabitants have been forced to quit their cities, not being able to stand against the flies and gnats with which they were pestered. Hence different people had deities whose office it was to defend them against flies. Among these may be reckoned Baalzebub, the fly-god of Ekron; Hercules, {muscarum abactor,} Hercules the expeller of flies; and hence Jupiter had the titles of [apomuios, muiagros, muiochoros,] because he was supposed to expel flies, and especially clear his temples of these insects. See Bryant.
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corrupted. or destroyed.
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Context
- Exodus 8:23
And I will put a division between my people and thy people: to morrow shall this sign be.
- Exodus 8:24
And the Lord did so; and there came a grievous swarm of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants’ houses, and into all the land of Egypt: the land was corrupted by reason of the swarm of flies.
- Exodus 8:25
And Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron, and said, Go ye, sacrifice to your God in the land.
Exodus 8:24 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y Jehová lo hizo así: que vino toda suerte de moscas molestísimas sobre la casa de Faraón, y sobre las casas de sus siervos, y sobre todo el país de Egipto; y la tierra fué corrompida á causa de ellas. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et le Pharaon dit: Je vous laisserai aller, et vous sacrifierez à l’ Éternel, votre Dieu, dans le désert; seulement ne vous éloignez pas trop en vous en allant. Priez pour moi. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Jehova tat also; und es kamen Hundsfliegen in Menge in das Haus des Pharao und in die Häuser seiner Knechte; und im ganzen Lande Ägypten wurde das Land von den Hundsfliegen verderbt. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Fecitque Dominus ita. Et venit musca gravissima in domos Pharaonis et servorum ejus, et in omnem terram Ægypti: corruptaque est terra ab hujuscemodi muscis. |