Exodus 8:31
in Exodus 8and the LORD did as Moses requested. He removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh and his officials and his people; not one fly remained.
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ASV
And Jehovah did according to the word of Moses; and he removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people; there remained not one.
KJV
And the Lord did according to the word of Moses; and he removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people; there remained not one.
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This verse in Exodus 8
Commentary
5 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
not one fly remained
on Exodus 8:31-32
The words at this time also keep count, since Pharaoh had hardened his heart at verse 15 when the frogs went. Two plagues have now been taken away at his own asking, and neither moved him.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
All thy borders - All the land that is within thy borders. Under which are comprehended all other rivers and waters. Glory over me - That is, I yield to thee.
And the Lord did according to the word of Moses,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
Pharaoh called for Moses, . . . Go ye, sacrifice to your God in the land, &c.--Between impatient anxiety to be freed from this scourge and a reluctance on the part of the Hebrew bondsmen, the king followed the course of expediency; he proposed to let them free to engage in their religious rites within any part of the kingdom.
The Lord did according to the word of Moses - How powerful is prayer! God permits his servant to prescribe even the manner and time in which he shall work. He removed the swarms - Probably by means of a strong wind, which swept them into the sea.
The words behind it
12 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּ֤עַשׂ | vaiyaas | and he did | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| יְהוָה֙ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| כִּדְבַ֣ר | kidvar | according to [the] word of | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| מֹשֶׁ֔ה | mosheh | Moses | H4872 → | 765 times |
| וַיָּ֙סַר֙ | vaiyasar | and he turned aside | H5493 → | 299 times |
| הֶעָרֹ֔ב | hearo | the swarm | H6157 → | 9 times |
| מִפַּרְעֹ֖ה | miparoh | from Pharaoh | H6547 → | 274 times |
| מֵעֲבָדָ֣יו | meavadav | from servants his | H5650 → | 799 times |
| וּמֵעַמּ֑וֹ | umeamo | and from people his | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| לֹ֥א | lo' | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| נִשְׁאַ֖ר | nishar | it remained | H7604 → | 133 times |
| אֶחָֽד׃ | ʾechad | one | H259 → | 971 times |
וַיַּ֤עַשׂand he did
vaiyaasH6213 →2628 times
יְהוָה֙Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
כִּדְבַ֣רaccording to [the] word of
kidvarH1697 →1440 times
מֹשֶׁ֔הMoses
moshehH4872 →765 times
וַיָּ֙סַר֙and he turned aside
vaiyasarH5493 →299 times
הֶעָרֹ֔בthe swarm
hearoH6157 →9 times
מִפַּרְעֹ֖הfrom Pharaoh
miparohH6547 →274 times
מֵעֲבָדָ֣יוfrom servants his
meavadavH5650 →799 times
וּמֵעַמּ֑וֹand from people his
umeamoH5971 →1873 times
לֹ֥אnot
lo'H3808 →5168 times
נִשְׁאַ֖רit remained
nisharH7604 →133 times
אֶחָֽד׃one
ʾechadH259 →971 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.