21 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.

22 And I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end thou mayest know that I am the Lord in the midst of the earth.

23 And I will put a division between my people and thy people: to morrow shall this sign be.

24 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.

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21 Or else, if you will not let My people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies on you and your servants, on your people and into your houses. The houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground on which they stand. 22 And in that day (A)I will set apart the land of (B)Goshen, in which My people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there, in order that you may (C)know that I am the Lord in the midst of the (D)land. 23 I will [a]make a difference between My people and your people. Tomorrow this (E)sign shall be.” ’ ” 24 And the Lord did so. (F)Thick swarms of flies came into the house of Pharaoh, into his servants’ houses, and into all the land of Egypt. The land was corrupted because of the swarms of flies.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 8:23 Lit. set a ransom, Ex. 9:4; 11:7

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

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45 (A)He sent swarms of flies among them, which devoured them,
And (B)frogs, which destroyed them.

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