Exodus 8:21
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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.But if you will not let My people go, I will send swarms of flies upon you and your officials and your people and your houses. The houses of the Egyptians and even the ground where they stand will be full of flies.
In other translations
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.But if you will not let My people go, I will send swarms of flies upon you and your officials and your people and your houses. The houses of the Egyptians and even the ground where they stand will be full of flies.
Hebrew words
כִּיkithatH3588אִם־'im-exceptH518אֵינְךָ'einekhanot youH369מְשַׁלֵּחַmeshaleach[are] letting goH7971אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853עַמִּי'amipeople myH5971הִנְנִיhinihere IH2005מַשְׁלִיחַmashliach[am] about to sendH7971בְּךָbekhaon youוּבַעֲבָדֶיךָuva'avadeikhaand on servants yourH5650וּבְעַמְּךָuve'amekhaand on people yourH5971וּבְבָתֶּיךָuvevateikhaand on houses yourH1004אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הֶעָרֹבhe'arothe swarmH6157וּמָלְאוּumal'uand they will be fullH4390בָּתֵּיbatei[the] houses ofH1004מִצְרַיִםmitzrayimEgyptH4713אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הֶעָרֹבhe'arothe swarmH6157וְגַםvegamand alsoH1571הָאֲדָמָהha'adamahthe groundH127אֲשֶׁר־'asher-whichH834הֵםhemtheyH1992עָלֶיהָ׃'aleiha[are] on itH5921
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Psalm 78:45He sent divers sorts of flies among them, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them.He sent swarms of flies that devoured them, and frogs that devastated them.
- Psalm 105:31He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies, and lice in all their coasts.He spoke, and insects swarmed— gnats throughout their country.
- Isaiah 7:18And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall hiss for the fly that is in the uttermost part of the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria.On that day the LORD will whistle to the flies at the farthest streams of the Nile and to the bees in the land of Assyria.
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People and places
Places: Egypt