Exodus 8:24
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.
And the LORD did so: and *there came a grieuous swarme of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his seruants houses, and into all the lande of Egypt: the land was ‖corrupted by reason of the swarme of flies.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- ‖Alternative wordingOr, destroyed.
- *Cross-referenceWisd. 16.9.
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21Else, 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.
21Els, if thou wilt not let my people goe, beholde, I will send ‖swarmes of flies vpon thee, and vpon thy seruants, and vpon thy people, and into thy houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall bee full of swarmes of flies, and also the ground whereon they are.
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Exodus 8:24
The divine name of the living God, also named JEHOVAH.
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Burdensome, painful, severe.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
A large moving body of small creatures or insects, especially flies or bees.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: Winged insects. Sense 2: As a verb, moves through the air or flees swiftly.
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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.
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The royal title used for the king of Egypt, applied to successive Egyptian rulers in the biblical record.
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Persons who serve, labour for, obey, or attend another.
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Buildings or dwelling places; by extension, the families, households, estates, possessions, royal lines, or bodies of people associated with them.
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Sense 1: The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region. Sense 2: To set or come on shore.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of corrupt, meaning to spoil, debase, pervert, or cause decay.
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A ground or cause; understanding or judgment; to think, discuss, or argue.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
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23And I will put a division between my people and thy people: to morrow shall this sign be.
23And I will put †a diuision betweene my people and thy people: ‖to morrow shall this signe be.
24And 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.
24And the LORD did so: and *there came a grieuous swarme of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his seruants houses, and into all the lande of Egypt: the land was ‖corrupted by reason of the swarme of flies.
Selected passage25¶ And Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron, and said, Go ye, sacrifice to your God in the land.
25¶ And Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron, and said, Goe yee, sacrifice to your God in the land.