YHWHיְהוָהdidוַיַּעַשׂso;כֵּןheavyכָּבֵדswarms of fliesעָרֹבcameוַיָּבֹאinto the houseבֵּיתָהof Pharaohפַרְעֹהand the houseוּבֵיתof his servants,עֲבָדָיוand in allוּבְכָלthe landאֶרֶץof Egyptמִצְרַיִםthe landהָאָרֶץwas ruinedתִּשָּׁחֵתbecause ofמִפְּנֵיthe swarms of flies.הֶעָרֹב
Exodus 8:24
Study it in the app“YHWH did so; heavy swarms of flies came into the house of Pharaoh and the house of his servants, and in all the land of Egypt the land was ruined because of the swarms of flies.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 8:24, word by word
- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- didיַּעַשׂyaas
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “yaas” appears- heavyכָּבֵדkaved
great
That abounds or is very great in number or size.
Where else “kaved” appears- swarms of fliesעָרֹבarov
swarms (of insects)
Swarm of insects, probably biting flies; the exact sense is uncertain.
Where else “arov” appears- cameיָּבֹאyavo
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavo” appears- into the houseבֵּיתָbeta
house
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “beta” appears- of Pharaohפַרְעֹהfaro
Pharaoh
Pharaoh: the title of the kings of Egypt, not a personal name.
Where else “faro” appears- of his servantsעֲבָדָיavaday
servant
Someone who works for another, or a king's official.
Where else “avaday” appears- the landאֶרֶץerets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appears- of Egyptמִצְרַיִםmitsrayim
Egypt, Mizraim
See it on the mapWhere else “mitsrayim” appears- was ruinedתִּשָּׁחֵתtishachet
destroy
To ruin something completely, until it no longer exists or no longer serves.
Where else “tishachet” appears- because ofפְּנֵיpene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “pene” appears
Places in this verse
Egypt
Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)
A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.
Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).
The context
23I will put a ransom between my people and your people. Tomorrow this sign will take place.”’”
24 · This verse (above)
25Then Pharaoh called to Moses and to Aaron and said, “Go, sacrifice to your Elohim in the land.”