Exodus 8:24 BSB — MannaFest

Exodus 8:24

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.

BSB

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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.

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.

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיַּ֤עַשׂ	vai.Ya.'as	and he did	H6213 →
יְהוָה֙	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
כֵּ֔ן	Ken	so	H3651 →
וַיָּבֹא֙	vai.ya.Vo'	and it came	H935 →
עָרֹ֣ב	a.Ro	a swarm	H6157 →
כָּבֵ֔ד	ka.Ved	massive	H3515 →
בֵּ֥יתָה	Bei.tah	[the] house of towards	H1004 →
פַרְעֹ֖ה	far.'Oh	Pharaoh	H6547 →
וּבֵ֣ית	u.Veit	and [the] house of	H1004 →
עֲבָדָ֑יו	'a.va.Dav	servants his	H5650 →
וּבְכָל־	u.ve.Khol-	and in all	H3605 →
אֶ֧רֶץ	'E.retz	[the] land of	H776 →
מִצְרַ֛יִם	mitz.Ra.yim	Egypt	H4714 →
תִּשָּׁחֵ֥ת	ti.sha.Chet	it was ruined	H7843 →
הָאָ֖רֶץ	ha.'A.retz	the land	H776 →
מִפְּנֵ֥י	mi.pe.Nei	<from> because of	H6440 →
הֶעָרֹֽב׃	he.'a.Ro	the swarm	H6157 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 78:45
He sent swarms of flies that devoured them, and frogs that devastated them.
leads to
- Exodus 8:21–24
  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…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Psalms 105:30–31
  Their land teemed with frogs, even in their royal chambers.
- Exodus 8:2–15
  But if you refuse to let them go, I will plague your whole country with frogs.
- Revelation 16:3
  And the second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and it turned to blood like that of the dead, and every living thing in the sea died.
Through
Psalms 105:31
He spoke, and insects swarmed— gnats throughout their country.
leads to
- Psalms 78:45
  He sent swarms of flies that devoured them, and frogs that devastated them.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Isaiah 7:18
  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.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Exodus 8:16–18
  Then the LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Stretch out your staff and strike the dust of the earth, that it may turn into swarms of gnats throughout the land of Egypt.’”
Through
Exodus 8:21
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…
leads to
- Psalms 105:31
  He spoke, and insects swarmed— gnats throughout their country.