Exodus 8:24

And Yahweh did so, and brought a grievous gad-fly unto the house of Pharaoh and the houses of his servants and in all the land of Egypt, and the land was laid waste by reason of the gad-fly.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

23so will I put a separation betwixt my people and thy people. By to-morrow, shall come to pass this sign.

25Then did Pharaoh cry out—unto Moses and to Aaron,—and said-Go your way, sacrifice to your God, in the land.

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Cross References

Exodus 8:14and they piled them up, heaps—heaps,—and the land became loathsome.

Psalms 78:45He sent among them, The gad-fly, and it devoured them, And the frog, and it despoiled 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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