Revised Version 1895

Exodus 8:17-24

17And theydidאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834soH7971; and AaronstretchedH7971outH7971his hand with his rod, and smote thedustH127of theearthH127, and there were liceuponH5921manאֵינְךָ֮'ei.ne.KhaH369, anduponH5921beast;allH1571thedustH127of theearthH127became licethroughoutH5921allH1571thelandH127ofEgyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4713.

18And the magiciansdidאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834soלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616with their enchantments tobringH1961forthתֵּדַ֔עte.Da'H3045lice, but theycouldעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971notלְבִלְתִּ֥יle.vil.TiH1115: and there were liceuponH5921man, anduponH5921beast.

19Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This is the finger of God: and Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he hearkenednotהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088unto them; as the LORD had spoken.

20And theLORDH3068saidH3651unto Moses, RiseupH935early in the morning, andstandH935beforeH6440PharaohH6547; lo, he cometh forth to the water; and say unto him,ThusH3651saith theLORDH3068,LetH3651mypeopleH776goH935, that they mayserveH6440meH6440.

21Else, if thou wiltnotH776let mypeopleH776go, behold, I will send swarms of fliesuponH7121thee, anduponH7121thy servants, anduponH7121thypeopleH776, andintoאֶל־'el-H413thy houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also thegroundH776whereon they are.

22And I will sever in thatdayמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872the land of Goshen, inwhichלְעֵינֵיהֶ֖םle.'ei.nei.HemH5869mypeopleלֹ֤אlo'H3808dwell, thatnoוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808swarms of flies shall be there; to the end thou mayest know that I am theLORDH3068in the midst of the earth.

23And I will put a division between mypeopleH834and thypeopleH834: by tomorrow shall this sign be.

24And theLORDH3068didלֹא־lo'-H3808soאֲשַׁלַּ֤ח'a.sha.LachH7971; and therecameוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559grievous swarms of fliesintoH6547the house ofPharaohH6547, andintoH6547his servants’ houses: and in all the land of Egypt the land was corrupted by reason of the swarms of flies.

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