Verse 24

Exodus 8:24

Bible in Basic English

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24 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.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר פַּרְעֹ֗ה אָנֹכִ֞י אֲשַׁלַּ֤ח אֶתְ/כֶם֙ וּ/זְבַחְתֶּ֞ם לַ/יהוָ֤ה אֱלֹֽהֵי/כֶם֙ בַּ/מִּדְבָּ֔ר רַ֛ק הַרְחֵ֥ק לֹא תַרְחִ֖יקוּ לָ/לֶ֑כֶת הַעְתִּ֖ירוּ בַּעֲדִֽ/י

English Translation

And Pharaoh said, "I will send you, and you shall sacrifice to the Lord your God in the wilderness; only, do not go very far away. Pray for me."

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Chapter 8 Context

1 And this is what the Lord said to Moses: Go to Pharaoh and say to him, The Lord says, Let my people... Focus ↗

2 And if you will not let them go, see, I will send frogs into every part of your land: Focus ↗

3 The Nile will be full of frogs, and they will come up into your house and into your bedrooms and on... Focus ↗

4 The frogs will come up over you and your people and all your servants. Focus ↗

5 And the Lord said to Moses, Say to Aaron, Let the rod in your hand be stretched out over the streams... Focus ↗

6 And when Aaron put out his hand over the waters of Egypt, the frogs came up and all the land of Egyp... Focus ↗

7 And the wonder-workers did the same with their secret arts, making frogs come up over the land of Eg... Focus ↗

8 Then Pharaoh sent for Moses and Aaron and said, Make prayer to the Lord that he will take away these... Focus ↗

9 And Moses said, I will let you have the honour of saying when I am to make prayer for you and your s... Focus ↗

10 And he said, By tomorrow. And he said, Let it be as you say: so that you may see that there is no ot... Focus ↗

11 And the frogs will be gone from you and from your houses and from your servants and from your people... Focus ↗

12 Then Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh; and Moses made prayer to the Lord about the frogs which... Focus ↗

13 And the Lord did as Moses said; and there was an end of all the frogs in the houses and in the open... Focus ↗

14 And they put them together in masses, and a bad smell went up from the land. Focus ↗

15 But when Pharaoh saw that there was peace for a time, he made his heart hard and did not give ear to... Focus ↗

16 And the Lord said to Moses, Say to Aaron, Let your rod be stretched out over the dust of the earth s... Focus ↗

17 And they did so; and Aaron, stretching out the rod in his hand, gave a touch to the dust of the eart... Focus ↗

18 And the wonder-workers with their secret arts, attempting to make insects, were unable to do so: and... Focus ↗

19 Then the wonder-workers said to Pharaoh, This is the finger of God (Elohim): but Pharaoh's heart was... Focus ↗

20 And the Lord said to Moses, Get up early in the morning and take your place before Pharaoh when he c... Focus ↗

21 For if you do not let my people go, see, I will send clouds of flies on you and on your servants and... Focus ↗

22 And at that time I will make a division between your land and the land of Goshen where my people are... Focus ↗

23 And I will put a division between my people and your people; tomorrow this sign will be seen. Focus ↗

24 And the Lord did so; and great clouds of flies came into the house of Pharaoh and into his servants'...

25 And Pharaoh sent for Moses and Aaron and said, Go and make your offering to your God (Elohim) here i... Focus ↗

26 And Moses said, It is not right to do so; for we make our offerings of that to which the Egyptians g... Focus ↗

27 But we will go three days' journey into the waste land and make an offering to the Lord our God (Elo... Focus ↗

28 Then Pharaoh said, I will let you go to make an offering to the Lord your God (Elohim) in the waste... Focus ↗

29 And Moses said, When I go out from you I will make prayer to the Lord that the cloud of flies may go... Focus ↗

30 Then Moses went out from Pharaoh and made prayer to the Lord. Focus ↗

31 And the Lord did as Moses said, and took away the cloud of flies from Pharaoh and from his servants... Focus ↗

32 But again Pharaoh made his heart hard and did not let the people go. Focus ↗

Verse Information

Book: Exodus
Chapter: Chapter 8 (32 verses)
Version: Bible in Basic English

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