Lectionary Calendar
Friday, June 20th, 2025
the Week of Proper 6 / Ordinary 11
the Week of Proper 6 / Ordinary 11
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New Living Translation
Psalms 105:31
When the Lord spoke, flies descended on the Egyptians, and gnats swarmed across Egypt.
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Christian Standard Bible®
He spoke, and insects came—gnats throughout their country.
He spoke, and insects came—gnats throughout their country.
Hebrew Names Version
He spoke, and swarms of flies came, And lice in all their borders.
He spoke, and swarms of flies came, And lice in all their borders.
King James Version
He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies, and lice in all their coasts.
He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies, and lice in all their coasts.
English Standard Version
He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, and gnats throughout their country.
He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, and gnats throughout their country.
New Century Version
The Lord spoke and flies came, and gnats were everywhere in the country.
The Lord spoke and flies came, and gnats were everywhere in the country.
New English Translation
He ordered flies to come; gnats invaded their whole territory.
He ordered flies to come; gnats invaded their whole territory.
Amplified Bible
He spoke, and there came swarms of flies And gnats in all their territory.
He spoke, and there came swarms of flies And gnats in all their territory.
New American Standard Bible
He spoke, and a swarm of flies And gnats invaded all their territory.
He spoke, and a swarm of flies And gnats invaded all their territory.
World English Bible
He spoke, and swarms of flies came, And lice in all their borders.
He spoke, and swarms of flies came, And lice in all their borders.
Geneva Bible (1587)
He spake, and there came swarmes of flies and lice in all their quarters.
He spake, and there came swarmes of flies and lice in all their quarters.
Legacy Standard Bible
He spoke, and there came a swarm of fliesAnd gnats in all their territory.
He spoke, and there came a swarm of fliesAnd gnats in all their territory.
Berean Standard Bible
He spoke, and insects swarmed-gnats throughout their country.
He spoke, and insects swarmed-gnats throughout their country.
Contemporary English Version
When God gave the command, flies and gnats swarmed all around.
When God gave the command, flies and gnats swarmed all around.
Complete Jewish Bible
He spoke, and there came swarms of insects and lice throughout their land.
He spoke, and there came swarms of insects and lice throughout their land.
Darby Translation
He spoke, and there came dog-flies, [and] gnats in all their borders.
He spoke, and there came dog-flies, [and] gnats in all their borders.
Easy-to-Read Version
The Lord gave the command, and the flies and gnats came. They were everywhere!
The Lord gave the command, and the flies and gnats came. They were everywhere!
George Lamsa Translation
He spoke, and there came different sorts of flies and lice in all their borders.
He spoke, and there came different sorts of flies and lice in all their borders.
Good News Translation
God commanded, and flies and gnats swarmed throughout the whole country.
God commanded, and flies and gnats swarmed throughout the whole country.
Lexham English Bible
He spoke, and there came flies and gnats throughout all their territory.
He spoke, and there came flies and gnats throughout all their territory.
Literal Translation
He spoke, and fly swarms came; gnats in all their borders.
He spoke, and fly swarms came; gnats in all their borders.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
He spake the worde, & their came all maner of flies & lise in all their quarters.
He spake the worde, & their came all maner of flies & lise in all their quarters.
American Standard Version
He spake, and there came swarms of flies, And lice in all their borders.
He spake, and there came swarms of flies, And lice in all their borders.
Bible in Basic English
He gave the word, and there came the dog-fly, and insects over all the land.
He gave the word, and there came the dog-fly, and insects over all the land.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, and gnats in all their borders.
He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, and gnats in all their borders.
King James Version (1611)
He spake, and there came diuers sorts of flies: and lice in all their coasts.
He spake, and there came diuers sorts of flies: and lice in all their coasts.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
He spake the worde, and there came a swarme of all maner of flyes: [and] of lyce in all their quarters.
He spake the worde, and there came a swarme of all maner of flyes: [and] of lyce in all their quarters.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
He spoke, and the dog-fly came, and lice in all their coasts.
He spoke, and the dog-fly came, and lice in all their coasts.
English Revised Version
He spake, and there came swarms of flies, and lice in all their borders.
He spake, and there came swarms of flies, and lice in all their borders.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
God seide, and a fleische flie cam; and gnattis in alle the coostis of hem.
God seide, and a fleische flie cam; and gnattis in alle the coostis of hem.
Update Bible Version
He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, And lice in all their borders.
He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, And lice in all their borders.
Webster's Bible Translation
He spoke, and there came divers sorts of flies, [and] lice in all their borders.
He spoke, and there came divers sorts of flies, [and] lice in all their borders.
New King James Version
He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, And lice in all their territory.
He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, And lice in all their territory.
New Life Bible
He spoke and there came many flies all over their land.
He spoke and there came many flies all over their land.
New Revised Standard
He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, and gnats throughout their country.
He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, and gnats throughout their country.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
He spake, and there came in the gad-fly, Gnats, in all their bounds;
He spake, and there came in the gad-fly, Gnats, in all their bounds;
Douay-Rheims Bible
(104-31) He spoke, and there came divers sorts of flies and sciniphs in all their coasts.
(104-31) He spoke, and there came divers sorts of flies and sciniphs in all their coasts.
Revised Standard Version
He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, and gnats throughout their country.
He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, and gnats throughout their country.
Young's Literal Translation
He hath said, and the beetle cometh, Lice into all their border.
He hath said, and the beetle cometh, Lice into all their border.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
He spoke, and there came a swarm of flies And gnats in all their territory.
He spoke, and there came a swarm of flies And gnats in all their territory.
Contextual Overview
25 Then he turned the Egyptians against the Israelites, and they plotted against the Lord 's servants. 26 But the Lord sent his servant Moses, along with Aaron, whom he had chosen. 27 They performed miraculous signs among the Egyptians, and wonders in the land of Ham. 28 The Lord blanketed Egypt in darkness, for they had defied his commands to let his people go. 29 He turned their water into blood, poisoning all the fish. 30 Then frogs overran the land and even invaded the king's bedrooms. 31 When the Lord spoke, flies descended on the Egyptians, and gnats swarmed across Egypt. 32 He sent them hail instead of rain, and lightning flashed over the land. 33 He ruined their grapevines and fig trees and shattered all the trees. 34 He spoke, and hordes of locusts came— young locusts beyond number.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
there: Psalms 78:45, Exodus 8:21-24, Isaiah 7:18
and lice: Exodus 8:16-18
Reciprocal: Exodus 8:17 - lice in man Exodus 8:24 - there Amos 6:11 - the Lord Jonah 2:10 - General
Gill's Notes on the Bible
He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies,.... Or a "mixture" z of various insects, and, as some interpret it, of wild beasts; and so Kimchi says evil beasts are meant, which were raised up to go into all their borders; the Arabic version renders it "dogflies", after the Septuagint; :-, this was the fourth plague, Exodus 8:24.
And lice in all their coasts; this is the third plague, and what the magicians could not imitate, but were obliged to own the finger of God was in it, Exodus 8:16. God can make use of mean and despicable instruments to do his work; the weakness of God is stronger than men.
z ×¢×¨× "mixtura insectarum", Pagninus, Montanus; "colluvies insectarum", Piscator, Gejerus, Michaelis; "mista bestiarum", Vatablus; "colluvies animalium", Junius & Tremellius.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
See an account of these plagues in Exo. 6â11. Compare Psalms 78:43-51. This is mostly a mere enumeration of the plagues in the order in which they occurred, but without, of course, the details of the circumstances attending them. There are no circumstances mentioned here which require particular explanation.
