Exodus

Exodus 8:21

²¹But if you will not let My people go, I will send swarms of flies^c upon you and your officials and your people and your houses. The houses of the Egyptians and even the ground where they stand will be full of flies.

Footnotes

c 8:21 Literally a noxious mixture; also in verses 22, 24, 29, and 31

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
if	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
you will not	אֵינְךָ֮	’ê·nə·ḵā	Adverb; second person masculine singular	H369 nothing, nought
let My people	עַמִּי֒	‘am·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5971 people
go	מְשַׁלֵּ֣חַ	mə·šal·lê·aḥ	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H7971 send
I will send	מַשְׁלִ֨יחַ	maš·lî·aḥ	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H7971 send
swarms	הֶעָרֹ֑ב	he·‘ā·rōḇ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6157 swarm
upon you	בְּךָ֜	bə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
and your officials	וּבַעֲבָדֶ֧יךָ	ū·ḇa·‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
and your people	וּֽבְעַמְּךָ֛	ū·ḇə·‘am·mə·ḵā	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5971 people
and your houses	וּבְבָתֶּ֖יךָ	ū·ḇə·ḇāt·te·ḵā	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H1004 house
The houses	בָּתֵּ֤י	bāt·tê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1004 house
of the Egyptians	מִצְרַ֙יִם֙	miṣ·ra·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4713 Mitsrite
and even	וְגַ֥ם	wə·ḡam	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
the ground	הָאֲדָמָ֖ה	hā·’ă·ḏā·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H127 ground, land
where they	הֵ֥ם	hêm	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
will be full	וּמָ֨לְא֜וּ	ū·mā·lə·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H4390 be full, fill
of flies	הֶ֣עָרֹ֔ב	he·‘ā·rōḇ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6157 swarm

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.