Exodus 8:24

(8-20) And the LORD 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 ruined by reason of the swarms of flies.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

23(8-19) And I will put a division between My people and thy people — by to-morrow shall this sign be.'

25(8-21) And Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron, and said: 'Go ye, sacrifice to your God in the land.'

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Cross References

Exodus 8:14(8-10) And they gathered them together in heaps; and the land stank.

Psalms 78:45He sent among them swarms of flies, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 8:21-32

20 And the Lord said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh; lo, he cometh forth to the water; and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord , Let my people go, that they may serve me. 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. 22 And I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in… Read the whole commentary →

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