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The flies left Pharaoh and his officials and his people; not a fly remained.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/8.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />And the LORD did as Moses asked and caused the swarms of flies to disappear from Pharaoh, his officials, and his people. Not a single fly remained.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/8.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And the LORD did as Moses asked, and removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people; not one remained.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />and the LORD did as Moses requested. He removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh and his officials and his people; not one fly remained.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the LORD did according to the word of Moses; and he removed the swarms <i>of flies</i> from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people; there remained not one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And the LORD did according to the word of Moses; He removed the swarms <i>of flies</i> from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people. Not one remained.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD did as Moses asked, and removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people; not one remained.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The LORD did as Moses asked, and removed the swarms of insects from Pharaoh, from his servants and from his people; not one remained.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And the LORD did as Moses asked, and removed the swarms of insects from Pharaoh, from his servants and from his people; not one remained.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Yahweh did according to the word of Moses and caused the swarms of flies to depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people; not one remained.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The LORD did as Moses asked, and removed the swarms of [bloodsucking] insects from Pharaoh, from his servants and from his people; not one remained.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD did as Moses had said: He removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, his officials, and his people; not one was left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD did as Moses had said: He removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, his officials, and his people; not one was left. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and the LORD answered his prayer. Not a fly was left to pester the king, his officials, or anyone else in Egypt. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The LORD did what Moses asked. The swarms of flies left Pharaoh, his officials, and his people. Not one fly was left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />and the LORD did as Moses asked. The flies left the king, his officials, and his people; not one fly remained. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD did what Moses asked, and the swarms of insects departed from Pharaoh, his officials, and his people. Not one remained. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />and the LORD did as Moses requested. He removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh and his officials and his people; not one fly remained.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />and the LORD did as Moses asked--he removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people. Not one remained!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yahweh 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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and YHWH does according to the word of Moses, and turns aside the beetle from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people—there has not been one left;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and Jehovah doth according to the word of Moses, and turneth aside the beetle from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people -- there hath not been left one;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br /><RF q=*><font color=#808080><i>The original Julia E. Smith Bible records the following as a verse reference for </i></font><i><font color=#0000FF> <a href=#>Exodus 8:27</a></i></font><Rf>And Jehovah will do according to the word of Moses; and he will remove the gad-fly from Pharaoh, and from his servants, and from his people; not one was left over.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he did according to his word: and he took away the flies from Pharao, and from his servants, and from his people: there was not left so much as one. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he acted according to his word. And he took away the flies from Pharaoh, and from his servants, and from his people. There was not even one left behind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />and the LORD did as Moses had asked, removing the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, his servants, and his people. Not one remained.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And the LORD did as Moses asked: he removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his officials, and from his people; not one remained.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the LORD did according to the word of Moses; and he removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh and from his servants and from his people; there remained not one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And LORD JEHOVAH did according to the word of Moshe, and he removed the swarms from Pharaoh and from his Servants and from his people, and not even one was left.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the Lord did as Moses said, and removed the dog-fly from Pharao, and from his servants, and from his people, and there was not one left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/8-31.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=1930" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/8.htm">The Fourth Plague: Flies</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">30</span>Then Moses left Pharaoh and prayed to the LORD, <span class="reftext">31</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">and the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: way·ya·‘aś (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">did</a> <a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872: mō·šeh (N-proper-ms) -- A great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver. From mashah; drawing out, i.e. Rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver.">as Moses</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: kiḏ·ḇar (Prep-k:: N-msc) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">requested.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5493.htm" title="5493: way·yā·sar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To turn aside. Or suwr; a primitive root; to turn off.">He removed</a> <a href="/hebrew/6157.htm" title="6157: he·‘ā·rōḇ (Art:: N-ms) -- Probably a swarm. From arab; a mosquito.">the swarms of flies</a> <a href="/hebrew/6547.htm" title="6547: mip·par·‘ōh (Prep-m:: N-proper-ms) -- A title of Eg. kings. Of Egyptian derivation; Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings.">from Pharaoh</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: mê·‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw (Prep-m:: N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">and his officials</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ū·mê·‘am·mōw (Conj-w, Prep-m:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">and his people;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">not</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’e·ḥāḏ (Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">one fly</a> <a href="/hebrew/7604.htm" title="7604: niš·’ar (V-Nifal-Perf-3ms) -- To remain, be left over. A primitive root; properly, to swell up, i.e. Be redundant.">remained.</a> </span><span class="reftext">32</span>But Pharaoh hardened his heart this time as well, and he would not let the people go.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/9-33.htm">Exodus 9:33</a></span><br />Then Moses departed from Pharaoh, went out of the city, and spread out his hands to the LORD. The thunder and hail ceased, and the rain no longer poured down on the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/10-19.htm">Exodus 10:19</a></span><br />And the LORD changed the wind to a very strong west wind that carried off the locusts and blew them into the Red Sea. Not a single locust remained anywhere in Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/12-31.htm">Exodus 12:31-32</a></span><br />Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron by night and said, “Get up, leave my people, both you and the Israelites! Go, worship the LORD as you have requested. / Take your flocks and herds as well, just as you have said, and depart! And bless me also.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/14-21.htm">Exodus 14:21-22</a></span><br />Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind that turned it into dry land. So the waters were divided, / and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/15-19.htm">Exodus 15:19</a></span><br />For when Pharaoh’s horses, chariots, and horsemen went into the sea, the LORD brought the waters of the sea back over them. But the Israelites walked through the sea on dry ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-45.htm">Psalm 78:45</a></span><br />He sent swarms of flies that devoured them, and frogs that devastated them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/105-31.htm">Psalm 105:31</a></span><br />He spoke, and insects swarmed—gnats throughout their country.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-19.htm">Deuteronomy 7:19</a></span><br />the great trials that you saw, the signs and wonders, and the mighty hand and outstretched arm by which the LORD your God brought you out. The LORD your God will do the same to all the peoples you now fear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/24-5.htm">Joshua 24:5-7</a></span><br />Then I sent Moses and Aaron, and I afflicted the Egyptians by what I did there, and afterward I brought you out. / When I brought your fathers out of Egypt and you reached the Red Sea, the Egyptians pursued them with chariots and horsemen as far as the Red Sea. / So your fathers cried out to the LORD, and He put darkness between you and the Egyptians, over whom He brought the sea and engulfed them. Your very eyes saw what I did to the Egyptians. Then you lived in the wilderness for a long time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-9.htm">Nehemiah 9:9-10</a></span><br />You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt; You heard their cry at the Red Sea. / You performed signs and wonders against Pharaoh, all his officials, and all the people of his land, for You knew they had acted with arrogance against our fathers. You made a name for Yourself that endures to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-34.htm">Acts 7:34-36</a></span><br />I have indeed seen the oppression of My people in Egypt. I have heard their groaning and have come down to deliver them. Now come, I will send you back to Egypt.’ / This Moses, whom they had rejected with the words, ‘Who made you ruler and judge?’ is the one whom God sent to be their ruler and redeemer through the angel who appeared to him in the bush. / He led them out and performed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, at the Red Sea, and for forty years in the wilderness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-29.htm">Hebrews 11:29</a></span><br />By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/16-13.htm">Revelation 16:13-14</a></span><br />And I saw three unclean spirits that looked like frogs coming out of the mouths of the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet. / These are demonic spirits that perform signs and go out to all the kings of the earth, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-1.htm">1 Corinthians 10:1-2</a></span><br />I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed through the sea. / They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-17.htm">Romans 9:17-18</a></span><br />For the Scripture says to Pharaoh: “I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display My power in you, and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth.” / Therefore God has mercy on whom He wants to have mercy, and He hardens whom He wants to harden.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">no reference </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/8-24.htm">Beetle</a> <a href="/genesis/15-12.htm">Cloud</a> <a href="/exodus/8-24.htm">Dog-Flies</a> <a href="/exodus/8-29.htm">Flies</a> <a href="/genesis/1-20.htm">Fly</a> <a href="/exodus/8-29.htm">Insects</a> <a href="/exodus/8-30.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/exodus/8-24.htm">Officials</a> <a href="/exodus/8-30.htm">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/genesis/48-12.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/exodus/8-29.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/exodus/8-29.htm">Swarms</a> <a href="/exodus/7-23.htm">Turneth</a> <a href="/exodus/8-13.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/11-22.htm">Beetle</a> <a href="/exodus/13-21.htm">Cloud</a> <a href="/psalms/78-45.htm">Dog-Flies</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-17.htm">Flies</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-19.htm">Fly</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-20.htm">Insects</a> <a href="/exodus/9-1.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/exodus/9-14.htm">Officials</a> <a href="/exodus/8-32.htm">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/exodus/14-19.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/exodus/9-14.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-41.htm">Swarms</a> <a href="/exodus/10-19.htm">Turneth</a> <a href="/exodus/9-7.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 8</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/8-1.htm">Frogs are sent</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/8-8.htm">Pharaoh complains to Moses, who by prayer removes them</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/8-16.htm">The dust is turned into lice, which the magicians could not do</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/8-20.htm">The plague of flies</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/8-25.htm">Pharaoh inclines to let the people go, but yet is hardened</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Moses acts as a mediator between God and Pharaoh, a role that foreshadows Christ as the ultimate mediator between God and humanity (<a href="/1_timothy/2-5.htm">1 Timothy 2:5</a>). The effectiveness of Moses' prayer demonstrates God's responsiveness to the prayers of His chosen leaders. It also underscores the theme of divine sovereignty, as God alone has the power to control nature and respond to human petitions.<p><b>He removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh and his officials and his people;</b><br>The removal of the flies signifies God's control over creation and His ability to reverse plagues as a sign of His mercy. The flies were likely a form of biting insects, which would have caused significant distress and disruption in Egyptian society. This act of removal serves as a direct response to Pharaoh's temporary compliance, illustrating the conditional nature of the plagues. The mention of Pharaoh, his officials, and his people indicates the widespread impact of the plagues and the comprehensive nature of God's deliverance.<p><b>not one fly remained.</b><br>The complete removal of the flies emphasizes the thoroughness of God's actions and His ability to restore order. This total eradication serves as a testament to God's power and faithfulness in fulfilling His promises. It also contrasts with the stubbornness of Pharaoh, who continues to harden his heart despite witnessing God's miraculous interventions. The phrase underscores the theme of divine judgment and mercy, as God both punishes and relents according to His purposes. This complete removal can be seen as a type of the ultimate deliverance from sin through Christ, who provides a complete and final redemption for believers.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The God of Israel, who demonstrates His power and sovereignty over creation and the gods of Egypt.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The prophet and leader of the Israelites, who acts as God's spokesperson and intercessor.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/pharaoh.htm">Pharaoh</a></b><br>The ruler of Egypt, whose heart is hardened against letting the Israelites go, despite witnessing God's power.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/o/officials_and_people_of_egypt.htm">Officials and People of Egypt</a></b><br>Those who suffer the consequences of Pharaoh's hardened heart and the plagues sent by God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/swarms_of_flies.htm">Swarms of Flies</a></b><br>The fourth plague sent by God as a sign of His power and a judgment against Egypt's gods.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_intercession.htm">The Power of Intercession</a></b><br>Moses' prayer is a powerful example of intercession. Believers are encouraged to pray earnestly for others, trusting in God's ability to intervene.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>The removal of the flies at God's command underscores His control over creation. Christians can find comfort in knowing that God is sovereign over all circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_hardness_of_heart.htm">The Consequences of Hardness of Heart</a></b><br>Pharaoh's refusal to heed God's command leads to suffering for his people. This serves as a warning against hardening our hearts to God's voice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>God responds to Moses' request, showing His faithfulness to His people. Believers can trust that God hears and answers prayers according to His will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/deliverance_and_judgment.htm">Deliverance and Judgment</a></b><br>The plagues serve as both judgment against Egypt and a means of deliverance for Israel. This dual purpose is a reminder of God's justice and mercy.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 8</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_happens_in_exodus.htm">What events occur in the biblical book of Exodus?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_meaning_of_james_5_16.htm">What does the Bible say about fearing others?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/exodus_8_31__how_did_flies_vanish_overnight.htm">Exodus 8:31: How can a massive infestation of flies vanish overnight without any residue or long-term consequences?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_'regeneration_before_faith'.htm">What does 'Finger of God' mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(31) <span class= "bld">There remained not one.</span>--The sudden and entire removal of a plague like this at the word <span class= "ital">of</span> Moses was almost as great a miracle as its sudden coming at his word, and is therefore, when it happened, carefully recorded. (See <a href="/exodus/10-19.htm" title="And the LORD turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the locusts, and cast them into the Red sea; there remained not one locust in all the coasts of Egypt.">Exodus 10:19</a>.) It seems not to have happened with the frogs (<a href="/context/exodus/8-11.htm" title="And the frogs shall depart from you, and from your houses, and from your servants, and from your people; they shall remain in the river only.">Exodus 8:11-13</a>) or with the mosquitoes.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 31.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">There remained not one</span>. The hand of God was shewn in the removal no less than in the infliction of the plagues. The complete disappearance was as abnormal as the sudden coming. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/8-31.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">and the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">did</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּ֤עַשׂ</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·‘aś)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as Moses</span><br /><span class="heb">מֹשֶׁ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(mō·šeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4872.htm">Strong's 4872: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver</span><br /><br /><span class="word">requested.</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּדְבַ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(kiḏ·ḇar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a matter, thing, a cause</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He removed</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּ֙סַר֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·sar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5493.htm">Strong's 5493: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn aside</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the swarms of flies</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶעָרֹ֔ב</span> <span class="translit">(he·‘ā·rōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6157.htm">Strong's 6157: </a> </span><span class="str2">Probably a swarm</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from Pharaoh</span><br /><span class="heb">מִפַּרְעֹ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(mip·par·‘ōh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6547.htm">Strong's 6547: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pharaoh -- a title of Egypt kings</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and his officials</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵעֲבָדָ֣יו</span> <span class="translit">(mê·‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> </span><span class="str2">Slave, servant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and his people;</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמֵעַמּ֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mê·‘am·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">one [fly]</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶחָֽד׃</span> <span class="translit">(’e·ḥāḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> </span><span class="str2">United, one, first</span><br /><br /><span class="word">remained.</span><br /><span class="heb">נִשְׁאַ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(niš·’ar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7604.htm">Strong's 7604: </a> </span><span class="str2">To swell up, be, redundant</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/8-31.htm">Exodus 8:31 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/8-31.htm">Exodus 8:31 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/8-31.htm">Exodus 8:31 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/8-31.htm">Exodus 8:31 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/8-31.htm">Exodus 8:31 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/8-31.htm">Exodus 8:31 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/8-31.htm">Exodus 8:31 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/8-31.htm">Exodus 8:31 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/8-31.htm">Exodus 8:31 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/8-31.htm">Exodus 8:31 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/8-31.htm">OT Law: Exodus 8:31 Yahweh did according to the word (Exo. 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