EXO 8:24 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX (EXO 8:20) Ἐποίησε δὲ Κύριος οὕτως· καὶ παρεγένετο ἡ κυνόμυια πλῆθος εἰς τοὺς οἴκους Φαραὼ, καὶ εἰς τοὺς οἴκους τῶν θεραπόντων αὐτοῦ, καὶ εἰς πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν Αἰγύπτου· καὶ ἐξωλοθρεύθη ἡ γῆ ἀπὸ τῆς κυνομυίης.
(Epoiaʸse de Kurios houtōs; kai paregeneto haʸ kunomuia plaʸthos eis tous oikous Faraō, kai eis tous oikous tōn therapontōn autou, kai eis pasan taʸn gaʸn Aiguptou; kai exōlothreuthaʸ haʸ gaʸ apo taʸs kunomuiaʸs.)

BrTr (EXO 8:20) And the dog-fly came in abundance into the houses of Pharao, and into the houses of his servants, and into all the land of Egypt; and the land was destroyed by the dog-fly.

ULT And Yahweh did so, and a heavy swarm came to the house of Pharaoh and the houses of his servants and all the land of Egypt. The land was ruined from the face of the swarm.

UST In the morning, Moses warned the king, but he did not listen. So Yahweh did what he said he would do. He sent great swarms of flies into the king’s palace and into his officials’ houses. They were everywhere in Egypt. The flies ruined the country.

BSB & MSB And the LORD did so. Thick swarms [of flies] poured into Pharaoh’s palace and into the houses of his officials. Throughout Egypt the land was ruined by swarms [of flies].

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WEBBE & WMBB The LORD did so; and there came grievous swarms of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants’ houses. In all the land of Egypt the land was corrupted by reason of the swarms of flies.

NET 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.

LSV And YHWH does so, and the grievous beetle enters 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.

FBV The Lord did what he had said. Huge swarms of flies swept into Pharaoh's palace and into the houses of his officials. The whole of Egypt was devastated because of these swarms of flies.

T4T Early the next morning, Moses/I told that to the king, but the king would not pay any attention. So Yahweh did what he said he would do. He sent great swarms of flies into the palace of the king and into the houses of his officials. The whole country of Egypt was ruined by the flies.

LEB And Yahweh did so, and a _⌊severe_⌋[fn] swarm of flies came to the house of Pharaoh and the house of his servants and in all the land of Egypt; the land was ruined because of the flies.

8:24 Literally “heavy”

BBE 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.

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JPS (EXO 8:20) (8-16) And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh; lo, he cometh forth to the water; and say unto him: Thus saith the LORD: Let My people go, that they may serve Me.

ASV 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.

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

YLT 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.

Drby And Jehovah did so; and there came dog-flies in a multitude into the house of Pharaoh, and [into] the houses of his bondmen; and throughout the land of Egypt, the land was corrupted by the dog-flies.

RV And the LORD 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.

SLT And Jehovah will do so; and the gad-fly will come forth a multitude into the house of Pharaoh and the house of his servants, and into all the land of Egypt: and the land will be destroyed from before the gad-fly.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-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.[fn]

8.24 corrupted: or, destroyed

KJB-1611 And the LORD did so: and there came a grieuous swarme of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his seruants houses, and into all the lande of Egypt: the land was [fn]corrupted by reason of the swarme of flies.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes))

8:24 Or, destroyed.

Bshps 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.
(And the Lord did even so, and there came an intolerable swarm of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants houses, and into all the land of Egypt: and the land was corrupt with these flies.)

Gnva And the Lord 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.
(And the Lord did so: for there came great swarms of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants houses, so that through all the land of Egypt, the earth was corrupt by the swarms of flies.)

Cvdl 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.
(And the LORD did so. And there came perilous cruel worms in to Pharaos house, in to his servants houses, and upon all the land of Egypt: and the land was marred with noisome worms.)

Wycl And the Lord dide so. And a moost greuouse flie cam in to the hows of Farao, and of hise seruauntis, and in to al the lond of Egipt; and the lond was corrupt of siche flies.
(And the Lord did so. And a most grievous fly came in to the house of Pharaoh, and of his servants, and in to all the land of Egypt; and the land was corrupt of such flies.)

Luth (EXO 8:20) Und der HErr tat also, und es kam viel Ungeziefers in Pharaos Haus, in seiner Knechte Häuser und über ganz Ägyptenland; und das Land ward verderbet von dem Ungeziefer.
(And the/of_the LORD did also, and it came many vermin in Pharaos house, in his servant(s) houses(n) and above all country_of_Egypt; and the country what/which corrupted from to_him vermin.)

ClVg Fecitque Dominus ita. Et venit musca gravissima in domos Pharaonis et servorum ejus, et in omnem terram Ægypti: corruptaque est terra ab hujuscemodi muscis.[fn]
(And_he_did Master so/thus. And he_came fly heaviest in/into/on houses Pharaoh and of_servants his/her, and in/into/on all the_earth/land of_Egypt: and_corrupted it_is earth/land away of_this_kind flies.)

8.24 Et venit musca gravissima, etc. AUG., ibid. Musca pro multitudine muscarum posita. Nescio enim quomodo per loquendi consuetudinem imbutis sensibus hominum: sæpe plus videtur quod singulariter, quam quod pluraliter, dicitur; verbi gratia: Est illic miles, quam sunt milites illic; est illic piscis, plus significat quam sunt illic pisces.

8.24 And he_came fly heaviest, etc. AUG., there. Musca for multitude of_flies placed. I_don’t_know because how through to_speak custom imbued senses of_men: often plus it_seems that uniquely/especially, how that plurally, it_is_said; words grace: It_is there miles, how are soldiers there; it_is there fish, plus means how are there fish.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וַ⁠יַּ֤עַשׂ יְהוָה֙ כֵּ֔ן

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_made YHWH yes/correct/thus/so and,it_came swarms_of_flies great the_house_of,to Parˊoh and,the_house_of his_servants_of,his and=on/over=all earth/land Miʦrayim/(Egypt) ruined the=earth/land from=face/in_front_of the,swarm )

The UST supplies a brief sentence filling in the gap between Yahweh’s command to Moses and the onset of the plague. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could express that explicitly to make the progression of events clear. Alternate translation: [Moses obeyed the instructions Yahweh gave him, and Pharaoh responded as Yahweh had said he would. And Yahweh did so]

Note 2 topic: writing-newevent

וַ⁠יַּ֤עַשׂ יְהוָה֙ כֵּ֔ן

There is a minor scene change here. Use the natural form in your language for introducing a new event.

Note 3 topic: translate-unknown

עָרֹ֣ב

swarms_of_flies

There are probably the common large flies that bother humans and livestock. See how you translated this in [8:21](../08/21.md)

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / go

וַ⁠יָּבֹא֙

Some languages may need to translate this as “going” rather than “coming.” Alternate translation: [and … went]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / merism

בֵּ֥יתָ⁠ה פַרְעֹ֖ה וּ⁠בֵ֣ית עֲבָדָ֑י⁠ו

This means “to everyone everywhere” (in Egypt), as made explicit in the next statement. This makes clear that the insects were throughout the land. You should translate this in such a way that it does not convey limitation to these specifics but is understood to imply universality.

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

תִּשָּׁחֵ֥ת הָ⁠אָ֖רֶץ מִ⁠פְּנֵ֥י הֶ⁠עָרֹֽב

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [The swarms of flies devastated the land]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

מִ⁠פְּנֵ֥י הֶ⁠עָרֹֽב

Here, face represents the presence of the insects. Alternate translation: [because the insects were everywhere]

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