Exodus 8:24

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Pharaoh said, "I will let you go to offer sacrifices to the LORD your God in the wilderness, but you must not go very far. Now pray for me."

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    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 because of the swarm of flies.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And the Lorde dyd euen so: and there came noysom flyes in to the housse of Pharao, and in to his servauntes housses and in to all the lode of Egipte: so that the londe was marred with flyes.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And the LORDE dyd so. And there came perlous cruell wormes in to Pharaos house, in to his seruauntes houses, & vpon all the londe of Egipte: and the londe was marred with noysome wormes.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And the Lorde did so: for there came great swarmes of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his seruants houses, so that through all the lande of Egypt, the earth was corrupt by the swarmes of flies.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And the Lord dyd euen so, & there came an intollerable swarme of flyes into the house of Pharao, and into his seruauntes houses, and into all the land of Egypt: and the land was corrupt with these flyes.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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].

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Yahweh 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.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And Jehovah doth so, and the grievous beetle entereth the house of Pharaoh, and the house of his servants, and in all the land of Egypt the land is corrupted from the presence of the beetle.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And the Lord did so; and great clouds of flies came into the house of Pharaoh and into his servants' houses, and all the land of Egypt was made waste because of the flies.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Yahweh 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.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The LORD did so; a thick swarm of flies came into Pharaoh’s house and into the houses of his servants, and throughout the whole land of Egypt the land was ruined because of the swarms of flies.

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 78:45 : 45 He sent swarms of flies that devoured them, and frogs that devastated them.
  • Ps 105:31 : 31 He spoke, and there came swarms of flies and gnats throughout their territory.
  • Exod 8:21 : 21 Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, "Go, sacrifice to your God here in the land."

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Exod 8:20-23
    4 verses
    88%

    20And the LORD did as He said. Dense swarms of flies entered Pharaoh’s palace, the houses of his officials, and throughout Egypt, and the land was ruined because of the flies.

    21Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, "Go, sacrifice to your God here in the land."

    22But Moses said, "That would not be right. The sacrifices we make to the LORD our God would be detestable to the Egyptians. If we sacrifice what is detestable to them before their eyes, they would stone us.

    23We must take a three-day journey into the wilderness to offer sacrifices to the LORD our God as he commands us.

  • Ps 105:30-31
    2 verses
    79%

    30Their land teemed with frogs, even in the chambers of their kings.

    31He spoke, and there came swarms of flies and gnats throughout their territory.

  • Ps 78:44-45
    2 verses
    79%

    44He turned their rivers to blood, and they could not drink from their streams.

    45He sent swarms of flies that devoured them, and frogs that devastated them.

  • Exod 8:16-18
    3 verses
    77%

    16Then the LORD said to Moses, "Rise early in the morning and stand before Pharaoh as he is going out to the water. Say to him, ‘This is what the LORD says: Let my people go so that they may worship me.'"

    17If you do not let my people go, I will send swarms of flies upon you, your officials, your people, and your houses. The houses of the Egyptians will be filled with flies, and even the ground they stand on will be covered.

    18But on that day I will set apart the land of Goshen, where my people live, so that no swarms of flies will be there. This will be proof to you that I, the LORD, am in this land.

  • Exod 8:11-14
    4 verses
    76%

    11But when Pharaoh saw there was relief, he hardened his heart and would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the LORD had said.

    12Then the LORD said to Moses, "Say to Aaron, 'Stretch out your staff and strike the dust of the ground, and it will become gnats throughout the land of Egypt.'"

    13They did as the LORD commanded. When Aaron stretched out his hand with his staff and struck the dust of the ground, gnats came on people and animals. All the dust in the land of Egypt turned into gnats.

    14The magicians tried to produce gnats by their secret arts, but they could not. And the gnats were on people and animals.

  • Exod 10:12-14
    3 verses
    76%

    12And the LORD said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand over the land of Egypt so that locusts may swarm over the land and consume every plant that the hail has left."

    13So Moses stretched out his staff over Egypt, and the LORD brought an east wind upon the land all that day and night. By morning, the wind had brought the locusts.

    14The locusts came up over the entire land of Egypt and settled in all the territory of the land in such large numbers that they had never been seen before, nor will they ever be seen again.

  • Exod 8:2-9
    8 verses
    75%

    2Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and the frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt.

    3But the magicians did the same with their secret arts, and they also brought up frogs over the land of Egypt.

    4Then Pharaoh called Moses and Aaron and said, "Pray to the LORD to take the frogs away from me and my people, and I will let the people go to offer sacrifices to the LORD."

    5Moses said to Pharaoh, "I leave it to you to set the time for me to pray for you, your officials, and your people, so that the frogs will be removed from you and your houses, remaining only in the Nile."

    6Pharaoh replied, "Tomorrow." And Moses said, "It will be as you say, so that you may know there is no one like the LORD our God."

    7The frogs will depart from you, your houses, your officials, and your people; they will remain only in the Nile.

    8After Moses and Aaron left Pharaoh, Moses cried out to the LORD about the frogs that he had inflicted on Pharaoh.

    9And the LORD did as Moses asked, and the frogs died in the houses, the courtyards, and the fields.

  • Exod 10:4
    75%

    4If you refuse to let my people go, I will bring locusts into your territory tomorrow.

  • Exod 10:19
    74%

    19And the LORD changed the wind to a very strong west wind, which carried the locusts into the Red Sea. Not a single locust was left in all the land of Egypt.

  • Exod 9:8-10
    3 verses
    74%

    8Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, 'Take handfuls of soot from a furnace, and have Moses toss it into the air in the presence of Pharaoh.'

    9It will become fine dust over the whole land of Egypt, and festering boils will break out on people and animals throughout the land.

    10So they took soot from a furnace and stood before Pharaoh. Moses tossed it into the air, and festering boils broke out on both people and animals.

  • Exod 10:6
    73%

    6They will fill your houses, the houses of all your officials, and the houses of all the Egyptians—something neither your parents nor your ancestors have ever seen from the day they settled in this land until now." Then Moses turned and left Pharaoh.

  • Exod 7:21
    73%

    21The fish in the Nile died, the river smelled so bad that the Egyptians could not drink its water, and blood was everywhere in Egypt.

  • Isa 7:18
    73%

    18On that day the Lord will whistle for the flies at the farthest streams of Egypt and for the bees in the land of Assyria.

  • Exod 8:25
    72%

    25Moses answered, "As soon as I leave you, I will pray to the LORD, and the swarms of flies will depart from Pharaoh, his officials, and his people tomorrow. But let Pharaoh not deal deceitfully again by refusing to let the people go to offer sacrifices to the LORD."

  • Exod 9:20
    72%

    20Those officials of Pharaoh who feared the word of the Lord hurried to bring their slaves and their livestock inside.

  • Gen 12:17
    72%

    17But the Lord afflicted Pharaoh and his household with severe plagues because of Sarai, Abram's wife.