EXO 8:31 Interlinear View

uW Translation Notes:

הֶ⁠עָרֹ֔ב

(he⁠ˊāroⱱ)

These are probably the common large flies that bother humans and livestock. See how you translated this in 8:21

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / merism

מִ⁠פַּרְעֹ֖ה מֵ⁠עֲבָדָ֣י⁠ו וּ⁠מֵ⁠עַמּ֑⁠וֹ

(mi⁠parˊoh mē⁠ˊₐⱱādāy⁠v ū⁠mē⁠ˊamm⁠ō)

This list means “from everyone and everywhere” (in Egypt). This makes clear that there was a complete end of the plague. You should translate the list in such a way that it does not convey limitation to these specifics but is understood to imply universality.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

לֹ֥א נִשְׁאַ֖ר אֶחָֽד

(loʼ nishʼar ʼeḩād)

This extreme statement emphasizes how thoroughly Yahweh removed the insects from the land. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language that emphasizes thoroughness or complete lack of the swarm. Alternate translation: “There was not a single one of these insects left in the whole land”

TSN Tyndale Study Notes:

8:20-32 The fourth plague was the plague of flies. The Egyptians worshiped insects such as flies that seemed to be able to turn death into life, as their young seemed to emerge from decaying matter. If the Egyptians thought that insects had the secret of life, God would let them have all the insects they wanted. Some say that this infestation was the natural result of all the dead frogs, but there were no flies in Goshen (8:22), the northeastern delta area where the Hebrews lived. God’s miraculous power was clearly seen in his ability to infest one area while sparing another at will.

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

OET interlinear EXO 8:31

Hebrew word order

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)