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Exodus 8:24

PharaohEgypt

22 And I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end thou mayest know that I am the LORD in the midst of the earth.

23 And I will put a division between my people and thy people: to morrow shall this sign be.

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.

25 And Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron, and said, Go ye, sacrifice to your God in the land.

26 And Moses said, It is not meet so to do; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to the LORD our God: lo, shall we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, and will they not stone us?

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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.
KJV
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.
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.
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.
BLB
And YHWH did so, and heavy swarms came into the house of Pharaoh and the house of his servants, and into all the land of Egypt; the land was ruined from before the swarm.
ÅB
Og Herren gjorde som han hadde sagt, og det kom svære fluesvermer i Faraos hus og i hans tjeneres hus; i hele Egypt ble landet herjet av fluesvermer.
OTB
Og Herren gjorde slik. Tette svermer av fluer kom inn i faraos palass og inn i husene til hans embetsmenn; over hele Egypt ble landet ødelagt av fluene.
B1930
Og Herren gjorde som han hadde sagt, og det kom svære fluesvermer i Faraos hus og i hans tjeneres hus; i hele Egypten blev landet herjet av fluesvermer.

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  • Psalms 78:45

    He sent divers sorts of flies among them, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them.

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  • Psalms 105:31

    He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies, and lice in all their coasts.

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  • 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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