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The houses of the Egyptians will be full of flies; even the ground will be covered with them. <a href="/nlt/exodus/8.htm">New Living Translation</a> If you refuse, then I will send swarms of flies on you, your officials, your people, and all the houses. The Egyptian homes will be filled with flies, and the ground will be covered with them. <a href="/esv/exodus/8.htm">English Standard Version</a> Or else, if you will not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies on you and your servants and your people, and into your houses. And the houses of the Egyptians shall be filled with swarms of flies, and also the ground on which they stand. <a href="/bsb/exodus/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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 ground where they stand will be full of flies. <a href="/kjv/exodus/8.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/exodus/8.htm">New King James Version</a> Or else, if you will not let My people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies on you and your servants, on your people and into your houses. The houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground on which they stand. <a href="/nasb_/exodus/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> For if you are not going to let My people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies on you and on your servants and on your people, and into your houses; and the houses of the Egyptians will be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground on which they live. <a href="/nasb/exodus/8.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220For if you do not let My people go, behold, I will send swarms of insects on you and on your servants and on your people and into your houses; and the houses of the Egyptians will be full of swarms of insects, and also the ground on which they dwell. <a href="/nasb77/exodus/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “For if you will not let My people go, behold, I will send swarms of insects on you and on your servants and on your people and into your houses; and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of insects, and also the ground on which they dwell. <a href="/lsb/exodus/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> For if you do not let My people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies on you and on your servants and on your people and into your houses; and the houses of the Egyptians will be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground on which they stand. <a href="/amp/exodus/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a> For if you do not let My people go, hear this: I will send swarms of [bloodsucking] insects on you and on your servants and on your people and into your houses; and the houses of the Egyptians will be full of swarms of insects, as well as the ground on which they stand. <a href="/csb/exodus/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> But if you will not let my people go, then I will send swarms of flies against you, your officials, your people, and your houses. The Egyptians’ houses will swarm with flies, and so will the land where they live. <a href="/hcsb/exodus/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> But if you will not let My people go, then I will send swarms of flies against you, your officials, your people, and your houses. The Egyptians&#8217 houses will swarm with flies, and so will the land where they live. <a href="/asv/exodus/8.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/exodus/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> If you don't, he will send swarms of flies to attack you, your officials, and every citizen of your country. Your houses will be full of flies, and the ground will crawl with them. <a href="/erv/exodus/8.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/exodus/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> If you will not let my people go, I will send swarms of flies on you, your officials, your people, and your houses. The homes of the Egyptians will be filled with flies, and even the ground outside will be covered with them. <a href="/gnt/exodus/8.htm">Good News Translation</a> I warn you that if you refuse, I will punish you by sending flies on you, your officials, and your people. The houses of the Egyptians will be full of flies, and the ground will be covered with them. <a href="/isv/exodus/8.htm">International Standard Version</a> But if you don't let my people go, I'll send swarms of insects upon you, your servants, your people, and your households. The houses of Egypt—and even the ground on which they stand—will be filled with swarms of insects. <a href="/msb/exodus/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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 ground where they stand will be full of flies. <a href="/net/exodus/8.htm">NET Bible</a> If you do not release my people, then I am going to send swarms of flies on you and on your servants and on your people and in your houses. The houses of the Egyptians will be full of flies, and even the ground they stand on. <a href="/nheb/exodus/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Else, if you will not let my people go, look, I will send swarms of flies on you, and on your servants, and on your people, and into your houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground whereon they are. <a href="/wbt/exodus/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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 on which they are. <a href="/web/exodus/8.htm">World English Bible</a> Else, if you will not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies on you, and on your servants, and on your people, and into your houses. The houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground they are on. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/exodus/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> for if you are not sending My people away, behold, I am sending against you, and against your servants, and against your people, and against your houses, the beetle, and the houses of the Egyptians have been full of the beetle, and also the ground on which they are. <a href="/ylt/exodus/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> for, if thou art not sending My people away, lo, I am sending against thee, and against thy servants, and against thy people, and against thy houses, the beetle, and the houses of the Egyptians have been full of the beetle, and also the ground on which they are. <a href="/slt/exodus/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> <RF q=*>The original Julia E. Smith Bible records the following as a verse reference for <a href=#>Exodus 8:17</a><Rf>And I separated in that day the land of Goshen, which my people stood upon it, for no gad-fly to be there; that thou shalt know that I am Jehovah in the midst of the earth.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/exodus/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> But if thou wilt not let them go, behold I will send in upon thee, and upon thy servants, and upon thy houses all kind of flies: and the houses of the Egyptians shall be filled with flies of divers kinds, and the whole land wherein they shall be. <a href="/cpdv/exodus/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> But if you will not release them, behold, I will send upon you, and upon your servants, and upon your people, and into your houses, diverse kinds of flies. And the houses of the Egyptians will be filled with diverse kinds of flies, as well as the whole land in which they will be. <a href="/nabre/exodus/8.htm">New American Bible</a> For if you do not let my people go, I will send swarms of flies upon you and your servants and your people and your houses. The houses of the Egyptians and the very ground on which they stand will be filled with swarms of flies. <a href="/nrsvce/exodus/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> For if you will not let my people go, I will send swarms of flies on you, your officials, and your people, and into your houses; and the houses of the Egyptians shall be filled with swarms of flies; so also the land where they live.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/exodus/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Else, if you will not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies upon you and upon your people and upon your house; and the houses of the Egyptians shall be filled with swarms of flies, like a field when it is covered with them. <a href="/hpbt/exodus/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And if you choose not to send out my people, behold, I am sending upon you and upon your people and upon your houses swarms of insects of every kind and the houses of the Egyptians will be filled with the swarms, as the land of those upon it.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/exodus/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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. <a href="/sep/exodus/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I send upon thee, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people, and upon your houses, the dog-fly; and the houses of the Egyptians shall be filled with the dog-fly, even throughout the land upon which they are. <a href="/parallel/exodus/8-21.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=1819" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/exodus/8.htm">The Fourth Plague: Flies</a> 20Then the LORD said to Moses, “Get up early in the morning, and when Pharaoh goes out to the water, stand before him and tell him that this is what the LORD says: ‘Let My people go, so that they may worship Me. 21<a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">But</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">if</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: ’ê·nə·ḵā (Adv:: 2ms) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">you will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·mî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">let My people</a> <a href="/hebrew/2005.htm" title="2005: hin·nî (Interjection:: 1cs) -- Lo! behold! A primitive particle; lo!; also if."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: mə·šal·lê·aḥ (V-Piel-Prtcpl-ms) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">go,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: maš·lî·aḥ (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">I will send</a> <a href="/hebrew/6157.htm" title="6157: he·‘ā·rōḇ (Art:: N-ms) -- Probably a swarm. From arab; a mosquito.">swarms of flies</a> <a href="/hebrew/bə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">upon you</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: ū·ḇa·‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">and your officials</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ū·ḇə·‘am·mə·ḵā (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">and your people</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: ū·ḇə·ḇāt·te·ḵā (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-mpc:: 2ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">and your houses.</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bāt·tê (N-mpc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">The houses</a> <a href="/hebrew/4713.htm" title="4713: miṣ·ra·yim (N-proper-fs) -- Inhab. of Eg. From Mitsrayim; a Mitsrite, or inhabitant of Mitsrajim.">of the Egyptians</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: wə·ḡam (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">and even</a> <a href="/hebrew/127.htm" title="127: hā·’ă·ḏā·māh (Art:: N-fs) -- Ground, land. From 'adam; soil.">the ground</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1992.htm" title="1992: hêm (Pro-3mp) -- They. Or hemmah; masculine plural from halak; they.">where they stand</a> <a href="/hebrew/4390.htm" title="4390: ū·mā·lə·’ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To be full, to fill. Or malae; a primitive root, to fill or be full of, in a wide application.">will be full</a> <a href="/hebrew/6157.htm" title="6157: he·‘ā·rōḇ (Art:: N-ms) -- Probably a swarm. From arab; a mosquito.">of flies.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·le·hā (Prep:: 3fs) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> 22But on that day I will give special treatment to the land of Goshen, where My people live; no swarms of flies will be found there. In this way you will know that I, the LORD, am in the land.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/10-4.htm">Exodus 10:4-6</a> But if you refuse to let My people go, I will bring locusts into your territory tomorrow. / They will cover the face of the land so that no one can see it. They will devour whatever is left after the hail and eat every tree that grows in your fields. / They will fill your houses and the houses of all your officials and every Egyptian—something neither your fathers nor your grandfathers have seen since the day they came into this land.’” Then Moses turned and left Pharaoh’s presence. <a href="/exodus/9-14.htm">Exodus 9:14-17</a> Otherwise, I will send all My plagues against you and your officials and your people, so you may know that there is no one like Me in all the earth. / For by this time I could have stretched out My hand and struck you and your people with a plague to wipe you off the earth. / But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display My power to you, and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth. ... <a href="/exodus/7-17.htm">Exodus 7:17-18</a> This is what the LORD says: By this you will know that I am the LORD. Behold, with the staff in my hand I will strike the water of the Nile, and it will turn to blood. / The fish in the Nile will die, the river will stink, and the Egyptians will be unable to drink its water.’” <a href="/exodus/12-29.htm">Exodus 12:29-30</a> Now at midnight the LORD struck down every firstborn male in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, who sat on his throne, to the firstborn of the prisoner in the dungeon, as well as all the firstborn among the livestock. / During the night Pharaoh got up—he and all his officials and all the Egyptians—and there was loud wailing in Egypt; for there was no house without someone dead. <a href="/exodus/8-2.htm">Exodus 8:2-3</a> But if you refuse to let them go, I will plague your whole country with frogs. / The Nile will teem with frogs, and they will come into your palace and up to your bedroom and onto your bed, into the houses of your officials and your people, and into your ovens and kneading bowls. <a href="/exodus/9-3.htm">Exodus 9:3-4</a> then the hand of the LORD will bring a severe plague on your livestock in the field—on your horses, donkeys, camels, herds, and flocks. / But the LORD will make a distinction between the livestock of Israel and the livestock of Egypt, so that no animal belonging to the Israelites will die.’” <a href="/exodus/10-21.htm">Exodus 10:21-23</a> Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven, so that darkness may spread over the land of Egypt—a palpable darkness.” / So Moses stretched out his hand toward heaven, and total darkness covered all the land of Egypt for three days. / No one could see anyone else, and for three days no one left his place. Yet all the Israelites had light in their dwellings. <a href="/exodus/11-4.htm">Exodus 11:4-6</a> So Moses declared, “This is what the LORD says: ‘About midnight I will go throughout Egypt, / and every firstborn son in the land of Egypt will die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne, to the firstborn of the servant girl behind the hand mill, as well as the firstborn of all the cattle. / Then a great cry will go out over all the land of Egypt. Such an outcry has never been heard before and will never be heard again. <a href="/exodus/9-22.htm">Exodus 9:22-26</a> Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven, so that hail may fall on all the land of Egypt—on man and beast and every plant of the field throughout the land of Egypt.” / So Moses stretched out his staff toward heaven, and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and lightning struck the earth. So the LORD rained down hail upon the land of Egypt. / The hail fell and the lightning continued flashing through it. The hail was so severe that nothing like it had ever been seen in all the land of Egypt from the time it became a nation. ... <a href="/exodus/10-12.htm">Exodus 10:12-15</a> Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the land of Egypt, so that the locusts may swarm over it and devour every plant in the land—everything that the hail has left behind.” / So Moses stretched out his staff over the land of Egypt, and throughout that day and night the LORD sent an east wind across the land. By morning the east wind had brought the locusts. / The locusts swarmed across the land and settled over the entire territory of Egypt. Never before had there been so many locusts, and never again will there be. ... <a href="/exodus/12-12.htm">Exodus 12:12-13</a> On that night I will pass through the land of Egypt and strike down every firstborn male, both man and beast, and I will execute judgment against all the gods of Egypt. I am the LORD. / The blood on the houses where you are staying will be a sign; when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No plague will fall on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt. <a href="/exodus/7-4.htm">Exodus 7:4-5</a> Pharaoh will not listen to you. Then I will lay My hand on Egypt, and by mighty acts of judgment I will bring the divisions of My people the Israelites out of the land of Egypt. / And the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD, when I stretch out My hand against Egypt and bring the Israelites out from among them.” <a href="/exodus/9-8.htm">Exodus 9:8-11</a> Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “Take handfuls of soot from the furnace; in the sight of Pharaoh, Moses is to toss it into the air. / It will become fine dust over all the land of Egypt, and festering boils will break out on man and beast throughout the land.” / So they took soot from the furnace and stood before Pharaoh. Moses tossed it into the air, and festering boils broke out on man and beast. ... <a href="/exodus/10-1.htm">Exodus 10:1-2</a> Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart and the hearts of his officials, that I may perform these miraculous signs of Mine among them, / and that you may tell your children and grandchildren how severely I dealt with the Egyptians when I performed miraculous signs among them, so that all of you may know that I am the LORD.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Else, if you will not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies on you, and on your servants, and on your people, and into your houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground where on they are.swarms.<a href="/psalms/78-45.htm">Psalm 78:45</a> He sent divers sorts of flies among them, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them.<a href="/psalms/105-31.htm">Psalm 105:31</a> He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies, and lice in all their coasts.<a href="/isaiah/7-18.htm">Isaiah 7:18</a> And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall hiss for the fly that is in the uttermost part of the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/9-16.htm">Clouds</a> <a href="/exodus/2-21.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/exodus/7-24.htm">Egyptians</a> <a href="/exodus/2-16.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/nahum/3-16.htm">Flies</a> <a href="/exodus/8-3.htm">Full</a> <a href="/exodus/8-17.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/exodus/8-13.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/exodus/8-18.htm">Insects</a> <a href="/exodus/8-11.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/exodus/8-20.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/genesis/7-21.htm">Swarms</a> <a href="/exodus/3-5.htm">Whereon</a> <a href="/exodus/4-13.htm">Wilt</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/8-24.htm">Clouds</a> <a href="/exodus/8-22.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/exodus/8-26.htm">Egyptians</a> <a href="/exodus/10-6.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/exodus/8-22.htm">Flies</a> <a href="/exodus/9-14.htm">Full</a> <a href="/exodus/9-23.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/exodus/8-24.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/exodus/8-22.htm">Insects</a> <a href="/exodus/8-24.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/exodus/9-10.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/exodus/8-22.htm">Swarms</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-27.htm">Whereon</a> <a href="/exodus/9-2.htm">Wilt</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 8</div>1. <a href="/exodus/8-1.htm">Frogs are sent</a> 8. <a href="/exodus/8-8.htm">Pharaoh complains to Moses, who by prayer removes them</a> 16. <a href="/exodus/8-16.htm">The dust is turned into lice, which the magicians could not do</a> 20. <a href="/exodus/8-20.htm">The plague of flies</a> 25. <a href="/exodus/8-25.htm">Pharaoh inclines to let the people go, but yet is hardened</a> </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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/8.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/exodus/8.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>But if you will not let My people go This phrase is part of the series of demands made by God through Moses to Pharaoh, the ruler of Egypt. The demand to "let My people go" is a recurring theme in the narrative of the Exodus, emphasizing God's desire for the liberation of the Israelites from slavery. This reflects God's covenantal promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob to make their descendants a great nation. The phrase also highlights the concept of divine authority and the consequences of disobedience to God's commands.I will send swarms of flies upon you The sending of swarms of flies is the fourth plague that God inflicts upon Egypt. This plague demonstrates God's power over nature and His ability to disrupt the daily life of the Egyptians. The Hebrew term used here can refer to various types of insects, possibly including biting flies or other pests. This plague serves as a direct challenge to the Egyptian gods, who were believed to protect the land and its people from such calamities.and your officials and your people and your houses The inclusion of officials, people, and houses indicates the widespread impact of the plague. It affects all levels of Egyptian society, from the highest officials to the common people, demonstrating that no one is exempt from God's judgment. This also underscores the communal nature of sin and its consequences, as the entire nation suffers due to Pharaoh's hardened heart.The houses of the Egyptians and even the ground where they stand will be full of flies This phrase emphasizes the severity and pervasiveness of the plague. The infestation of flies not only invades personal spaces but also covers the ground, making it impossible to escape the nuisance and discomfort. This imagery of overwhelming infestation serves as a metaphor for the inescapable nature of divine judgment. It also foreshadows the totality of God's deliverance for the Israelites, contrasting the oppression they faced in Egypt with the freedom they would experience in the Promised Land.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> The prophet and leader chosen by God to deliver the Israelites from Egyptian bondage. He is the one delivering God's message to Pharaoh. 2. <a href="/topical/p/pharaoh.htm">Pharaoh</a> The ruler of Egypt who is obstinate and refuses to let the Israelites go, despite the plagues that God sends as a warning. 3. <a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a> The land where the Israelites are enslaved. It is the setting for the plagues that God sends as a demonstration of His power. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_plague_of_flies.htm">The Plague of Flies</a> This is the fourth plague that God sends upon Egypt. It is a direct consequence of Pharaoh's refusal to heed God's command. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> God's chosen people who are enslaved in Egypt and are the focus of God's deliverance plan.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_power.htm">God's Sovereignty and Power</a> The plagues demonstrate God's supreme authority over creation and His ability to control nature to fulfill His purposes. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a> Pharaoh's refusal to obey God's command results in severe consequences, illustrating the dangers of hardening one's heart against God. <a href="/topical/g/god's_protection_of_his_people.htm">God's Protection of His People</a> Despite the plagues affecting Egypt, God protects the Israelites, showing His faithfulness and care for His people. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a> The plagues serve as a call to repentance, urging Pharaoh and the Egyptians to recognize God's power and submit to His will. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a> Moses' role in delivering God's message emphasizes the importance of obedience to God's commands, even in the face of opposition.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 8</a> <a href="/q/what_are_the_ten_plagues_in_the_bible.htm">What were the Ten Plagues of Egypt in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/isaiah_18_1__what_is_'land_of_whirring_wings'.htm">Isaiah 18:1: How can the reference to a “land of whirring wings” be reconciled with any known geography or culture? </a> <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> <a href="/q/why_are_'creeping_things'_in_the_temple.htm">In Ezekiel 8:10, why would the temple contain images of 'creeping things' if this contradicts the temple's strict laws against idolatry?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 21. - Swarms of flies is an unfortunate translation of a single substantive in the singular number, accompanied by the article. A mixture, etc., is nearly as bad. The writer must mean some one definite species of animal, which he called "the arob." On the probable identification of the animal, see the Introductory paragraph to this Chapter. And also the ground. The 'arob, like the frogs, was to plague them both inside their houses and outside, but especially inside. <a href="/commentaries/exodus/8-21.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>But כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction if אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not you will not אֵינְךָ֮ (’ê·nə·ḵā) Adverb | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> A non-entity, a negative particle let My people עַמִּי֒ (‘am·mî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock go, מְשַׁלֵּ֣חַ (mə·šal·lê·aḥ) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> To send away, for, out I will send מַשְׁלִ֨יחַ (maš·lî·aḥ) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> To send away, for, out swarms of flies הֶעָרֹ֑ב (he·‘ā·rōḇ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6157.htm">Strong's 6157: </a> Probably a swarm upon you בְּךָ֜ (bə·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> and your officials וּבַעֲבָדֶ֧יךָ (ū·ḇa·‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> Slave, servant and your people וּֽבְעַמְּךָ֛ (ū·ḇə·‘am·mə·ḵā) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock and your houses. וּבְבָתֶּ֖יךָ (ū·ḇə·ḇāt·te·ḵā) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house The houses בָּתֵּ֤י (bāt·tê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house of the Egyptians מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ (miṣ·ra·yim) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4713.htm">Strong's 4713: </a> Egyptian -- inhabitant of Egypt and even וְגַ֥ם (wə·ḡam) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and the ground הָאֲדָמָ֖ה (hā·’ă·ḏā·māh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_127.htm">Strong's 127: </a> Ground, land where they [stand] הֵ֥ם (hêm) Pronoun - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1992.htm">Strong's 1992: </a> They will be full וּמָ֨לְא֜וּ (ū·mā·lə·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4390.htm">Strong's 4390: </a> To fill, be full of of flies. הֶ֣עָרֹ֔ב (he·‘ā·rōḇ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6157.htm">Strong's 6157: </a> Probably a swarm <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/8-21.htm">Exodus 8:21 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/exodus/8-21.htm">Exodus 8:21 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/exodus/8-21.htm">Exodus 8:21 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/exodus/8-21.htm">Exodus 8:21 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/exodus/8-21.htm">Exodus 8:21 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/8-21.htm">Exodus 8:21 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/8-21.htm">Exodus 8:21 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/8-21.htm">Exodus 8:21 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/8-21.htm">Exodus 8:21 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/exodus/8-21.htm">Exodus 8:21 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/exodus/8-21.htm">OT Law: Exodus 8:21 Else if you will not let my (Exo. 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