Exodus 8:21

KJV1611 – Modern English

Else, if you will not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies upon you, and upon your servants, and upon 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.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Else, if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies upon thee, and upon they 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.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Yf thou wilt not let my people goo: beholde, I will sende all maner flies both apon the and thy servauntes ad thy people and into thy housses. And the housses of the Egiptians shalbe full of flies, and the grounde where on they are.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    yf not, beholde, I wil cause cruell wormes (or flyes) to come vpon the, thy seruauntes, yi people, & thy house, so yt all the Egipcians houses, & the felde, and what theron is shall be full of cruell wormes:

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Els, if thou wilt not let my people goe, behold, I will send swarmes of flies both vpon thee, and vpon thy seruants, and vpon thy people, and into thine houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shalbe full of swarmes of flies, and the ground also whereon they are.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Els if thou wylt not let my people go, behold, I will send all maner of flyes both vpon thee and thy seruauntes, and thy people, & into thy houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shalbe full of flyes, and the ground wheron they are.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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].

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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 whereon they are.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Else, if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies upon thee, and upon they 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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Else, if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies upon thee, and upon they 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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    For if you do not let my people go, see, I will send clouds of flies on you and on your servants and on your people and into their houses; and the houses of the Egyptians and the land where they are will be full of flies.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    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 whereon they are.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    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.

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 78:45 : 45 He sent various sorts of flies among them, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them.
  • Ps 105:31 : 31 He spoke, and there came various sorts of flies, and lice in all their territory.
  • Isa 7:18 : 18 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall call for the fly that is in the farthest part of the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • Exod 8:22-25
    4 verses
    88%

    22And I will set apart in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end you may know that I am the LORD in the midst of the earth.

    23And I will put a division between my people and your people: tomorrow shall this sign 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 because of the swarm of flies.

    25And Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron, and said, Go, sacrifice to your God in the land.

  • Exod 8:28-29
    2 verses
    83%

    28And Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that you may sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness; only you shall not go very far away: entreat for me.

    29And Moses said, Behold, I go out from you, and I will entreat the LORD that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, tomorrow: but let not Pharaoh deal deceitfully anymore in not letting the people go to sacrifice to the LORD.

  • Exod 10:3-4
    2 verses
    82%

    3And Moses and Aaron came in to Pharaoh and said to him, Thus says the LORD God of the Hebrews, How long will you refuse to humble yourself before me? Let my people go, that they may serve me.

    4But if you refuse to let my people go, behold, tomorrow I will bring locusts into your territory:

  • Exod 8:31-32
    2 verses
    81%

    31And 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.

    32And Pharaoh hardened his heart at this time also, neither would he let the people go.

  • Exod 8:1-4
    4 verses
    80%

    1And the LORD spoke to Moses, Go to Pharaoh, and say to him, Thus says the LORD, Let my people go, that they may serve me.

    2And if you refuse to let them go, behold, I will strike all your borders with frogs:

    3And the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which shall go up and come into your house, and into your bedchamber, and upon your bed, and into the house of your servants, and upon your people, and into your ovens, and into your kneading troughs:

    4And the frogs shall come up both on you, and upon your people, and upon all your servants.

  • 20And the LORD said to Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh; lo, he comes forth to the water; and say to him, Thus says the LORD, Let my people go, that they may serve me.

  • Exod 8:11-13
    3 verses
    76%

    11And 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.

    12And Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh: and Moses cried to the LORD because of the frogs which he had brought against Pharaoh.

    13And the LORD did according to the word of Moses; and the frogs died out of the houses, out of the villages, and out of the fields.

  • 6And they shall fill your houses, and the houses of all your servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians, which neither your fathers nor your fathers' fathers have seen, since the day that they were upon the earth to this day. And he turned and went out from Pharaoh.

  • Exod 9:1-2
    2 verses
    75%

    1Then the LORD said to Moses, Go to Pharaoh, and tell him, Thus says the LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.

    2For if you refuse to let them go, and continue to hold them,

  • 1And the LORD said to Moses, I will bring one more plague upon Pharaoh and upon Egypt; afterwards he will let you go from here: when he does let you go, he will surely drive you out from here altogether.

  • Exod 8:8-9
    2 verses
    75%

    8Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, Entreat the LORD, that he may take away the frogs from me, and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may sacrifice to the LORD.

    9And Moses said to Pharaoh, Glory over me: when shall I entreat for you, and for your servants, and for your people, to destroy the frogs from you and your houses, that they may remain in the river only?

  • Exod 9:13-15
    3 verses
    75%

    13And the LORD said to Moses, Rise early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh, and say to him, Thus says the LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.

    14For at this time I will send all my plagues upon your heart, upon your servants, and upon your people; that you may know there is none like me in all the earth.

    15For now I will stretch out my hand, that I may strike you and your people with pestilence; and you shall be cut off from the earth.

  • 74%

    12And the LORD said to Moses, Stretch out your hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come upon the land of Egypt and eat every herb of the land, all that the hail has left.

    13And Moses stretched out his rod over the land of Egypt, and the LORD brought an east wind upon the land all that day and all that night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts.

  • Exod 9:17-18
    2 verses
    74%

    17As yet you exalt yourself against my people, that you will not let them go?

    18Behold, tomorrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very severe hail, such as has not been in Egypt since its foundation until now.

  • 31He spoke, and there came various sorts of flies, and lice in all their territory.

  • 4But Pharaoh shall not listen to you, so that I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth my armies, and my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.

  • 45He sent various sorts of flies among them, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them.

  • 16And the LORD said to Moses, Say to Aaron, Stretch out your rod, and strike the dust of the land, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt.

  • 8And all these your servants shall come down to me, and bow down to me, saying, Get out, and all the people that follow you: and after that I will go out. And he went out from Pharaoh in great anger.

  • 23And I say to you, Let my son go, that he may serve me, and if you refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay your son, even your firstborn.

  • Exod 9:8-9
    2 verses
    73%

    8And the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, Take handfuls of ashes from the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward heaven in the sight of Pharaoh.

    9And it shall become fine dust in all the land of Egypt, and will cause boils to break out with sores upon man and beast throughout all the land of Egypt.

  • 20And I will stretch out my hand and strike Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof, and after that he will let you go.

  • 18And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall call for the fly that is in the farthest part of the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria.

  • 16And you shall say to him, The LORD God of the Hebrews has sent me to you, saying, Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness, and, behold, you have not listened.

  • Exod 9:20-21
    2 verses
    72%

    20He that feared the word of the LORD among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses.

    21And he that did not regard the word of the LORD left his servants and his cattle in the field.

  • 21And the LORD said to Moses, When you go to return to Egypt, see that you do all those wonders before Pharaoh which I have put in your hand, but I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go.

  • 11Go in, speak to Pharaoh king of Egypt, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land.