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Exodus 8:21

NETBible	If you do not release¹ my people, then I am going to send² swarms of flies³ on you and on your servants and on your people and in your houses. The houses of the Egyptians will be full of flies, and even the ground they stand on.⁴
NIV © biblegateway Exo 8:21	If you do not let my people go, I will send swarms of flies on you and your officials, on your people and into your houses. The houses of the Egyptians will be full of flies, and even the ground where they are.
NASB © biblegateway Exo 8:21	"For if you do not let My people go, behold, I will send swarms of insects on you and on your servants and on your people and into your houses; and the houses of the Egyptians will be full of swarms of insects, and also the ground on which they dwell.
NLT © biblegateway Exo 8:21	If you refuse, I will send swarms of flies throughout Egypt. Your homes will be filled with them, and the ground will be covered with them.
MSG © biblegateway Exo 8:21	If you don't release my people, I'll release swarms of flies on you, your servants, your people, and your homes. The houses of the Egyptians and even the ground under their feet will be thick with flies.
BBE © SABDAweb Exo 8:21	For if you do not let my people go, see, I will send clouds of flies on you and on your servants and on your people and into their houses; and the houses of the Egyptians and the land where they are will be full of flies.
NRSV © bibleoremus Exo 8:21	For if you will not let my people go, I will send swarms of flies on you, your officials, and your people, and into your houses; and the houses of the Egyptians shall be filled with swarms of flies; so also the land where they live.
NKJV © biblegateway Exo 8:21	"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 .
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KJV	Else, if thou wilt not let my people <05971> go <07971> (8764)_, behold, I will send <07971> (8688) swarms <06157> [of flies] upon thee, and upon thy servants <05650>_, and upon thy people <05971>_, and into thy houses <01004>_: and the houses <01004> of the Egyptians <04714> shall be full <04390> (8804) of swarms <06157> [of flies], and also the ground <0127> whereon they [are]. {swarms...: or, a mixture of noisome beasts, etc}
NASB © biblegateway Exo 8:21	"For if <0518> you do not let <07971> My people <05971> go <07971> , behold <02009> , I will send <07971> swarms <06157> of flies on you and on your servants <05650> and on your people <05971> and into your houses <01004> ; and the houses <01004> of the Egyptians <04714> will be full <04390> of swarms <06157> of flies, and also <01571> the ground <0127> on which <0834> they dwell.
LXXM	(8:17) ean <1437> CONJ de <1161> PRT mh <3165> ADV boulh <1014> V-PMI-2S exaposteilai <1821> V-AAN ton <3588> T-ASM laon <2992> N-ASM mou <1473> P-GS idou <2400> INJ egw <1473> P-NS epapostellw {V-PAI-1S} epi <1909> PREP se <4771> P-AS kai <2532> CONJ epi <1909> PREP touv <3588> T-APM yerapontav <2324> N-APM sou <4771> P-GS kai <2532> CONJ epi <1909> PREP ton <3588> T-ASM laon <2992> N-ASM sou <4771> P-GS kai <2532> CONJ epi <1909> PREP touv <3588> T-APM oikouv <3624> N-APM umwn <4771> P-GP kunomuian {N-ASF} kai <2532> CONJ plhsyhsontai {V-FPI-3P} ai <3588> T-NPF oikiai <3614> N-NPF twn <3588> T-GPM aiguptiwn <124> N-GPM thv <3588> T-GSF kunomuihv {N-GSF} kai <2532> CONJ eiv <1519> PREP thn <3588> T-ASF ghn <1065> N-ASF ef <1909> PREP hv <3739> R-GSF eisin <1510> V-PAI-3P ep <1909> PREP authv <846> D-GSF
NET [draft] ITL	If <0518> you do not <0369> release <07971> my people <05971> , then I am going to send <07971> swarms of flies <06157> on you and on your servants <05650> and on your people <05971> and in your houses <01004> . The houses <01004> of the Egyptians <04713> will be full <04390> of flies <06157> , and even <01571> the ground <0127> they <01992> stand on <05921> .
HEBREW	hyle <05921> Mh <01992> rsa <0834> hmdah <0127> Mgw <01571> breh <06157> ta <0853> Myrum <04713> ytb <01004> walmw <04390> breh <06157> ta <0853> Kytbbw <01004> Kmebw <05971> Kydbebw <05650> Kb <0> xylsm <07971> ynnh <02005> yme <05971> ta <0853> xlsm <07971> Knya <0369> Ma <0518> yk <03588> (8:21) <8:17>

NETBible

If you do not release¹ my people, then I am going to send² swarms of flies³ on you and on your servants and on your people and in your houses. The houses of the Egyptians will be full of flies, and even the ground they stand on.⁴

NET Notes

¹tn The construction uses the predicator of nonexistence – אֵין (’en, “there is not”) – with a pronominal suffix prior to the Piel participle. The suffix becomes the subject of the clause. Heb “but if there is not you releasing.”

²tn Here again is the futur instans use of the participle, now Qal with the meaning “send”: הִנְנִי מַשְׁלִיחַ (hinni mashliakh, “here I am sending”).

³tn The word עָרֹב (’arov) means “a mix” or “swarm.” It seems that some irritating kind of flying insect is involved. Ps 78:45 says that the Egyptians were eaten or devoured by them. Various suggestions have been made over the years: (1) it could refer to beasts or reptiles; (2) the Greek took it as the dog-fly, a vicious blood-sucking gadfly, more common in the spring than in the fall; (3) the ordinary house fly, which is a symbol of Egypt in Isa 7:18 (Hebrew זְבוּב, zÿvuv); and (4) the beetle, which gnaws and bites plants, animals, and materials. The fly probably fits the details of this passage best; the plague would have greatly intensified a problem with flies that already existed.

⁴tn Or perhaps “the land where they are” (cf. NRSV “the land where they live”).