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Exodus 8:24Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

And the Lord did so. And there came a very grievous swarm of flies into the houses of Pharao and of his servants, and into all the land of Egypt: and the land was corrupted by this kind of flies.

Douay-Rheims

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר פַּרְעֹ֗ה אָנֹכִ֞י אֲשַׁלַּ֤ח אֶתְכֶם֙ וּזְבַחְתֶּ֞ם לַיהוָ֤ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙ בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר רַ֛ק הַרְחֵ֥ק לֹא־תַרְחִ֖יקוּ לָלֶ֑כֶת הַעְתִּ֖ירוּ בַּעֲדִֽי׃

Hebrew (Masoretic text)

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One Church Father comments on this verse

Theodoret of Cyrus

5th centuryChurch Father

It is important to observe that He removed the frogs from the waters, the lice from the feathers, and the flies from wherever He desired, so that the Egyptians would understand that it is effortless for God to accomplish His will beyond the confines of earth and water.

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