Exodus 8:24 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

The Lord did so, and great swarms of flies came into the house of Pharaoh and into his officials’ houses; in all of Egypt the land was ruined because of the flies.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And the Lord did so; and there came heavy and oppressive swarms [of bloodsucking gadflies] into the house of Pharaoh and his servants' houses; and in all of Egypt the land was corrupted and ruined by reason of the great invasion [of gadflies].

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Common English Bible

The LORD did this. Great swarms of insects came into the houses of Pharaoh and his officials and into the whole land of Egypt. The land was ruined by the insects.

Catholic Public Domain Version

And the Lord did so. And there came very grievous flies into the houses of Pharaoh and of his servants, and into all the land of Egypt. And the land was polluted, in this way, by the flies.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And the Lord did so. And there came a very grievous swarm of flies into the houses of Pharao and of his servants, and into all the land of Egypt: and the land was corrupted by this kind of flies.

Exodus 8:24 Cross References

Psalm 105:31

He spoke, and there came swarms of flies and gnats throughout their country.

Psalm 78:45

He sent among them swarms of flies that devoured them and frogs that destroyed them.

Exodus 8:14

And they gathered them together in heaps, and the land stank.

Exodus 8:21

because 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. The houses of the Egyptians shall be filled with swarms of flies, as will the land where they live.

Exodus 8:23

Thus I will make a distinction between my people and your people. This sign shall appear tomorrow.’ ”

Exodus 8:4

The frogs shall come up on you and on your people and on all your officials.’ ”