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Psalms 78:45

He sent divers sorts of flies among them, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them.

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יְשַׁלַּ֬חyeshalachsendשָׁלַחverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “send”, an unfinished actionH7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, ou…בָּהֶ֣םbaheminבָּהֶ֣םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “in”inעָ֭רֹבarovdivers sorts of fliesעָרֹבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “divers sorts of flies”, the ordinary formH6157a mosquito (from its swarming)divers sorts of flies, swarm.וַיֹּאכְלֵ֑םvayokhlemand eatאָכַלconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and eat”, the next action in the storyH398to eat (literally or figuratively)[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.וּ֝צְפַרְדֵּ֗עַutsefardeaand frogצְפַרְדֵּעַconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and frog”, the ordinary formH6854a marsh-leaper, i.e. frogfrog.וַתַּשְׁחִיתֵֽםvatashchitemand batterשָׁחַתconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and batter”, the next action in the storyH7843to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)batter, cast off, corrupt(-er, thing), destroy(-er, -uction), lose, mar, perish, spill, spoiler, [idiom] utterly, waste(-r).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He sent among them swarms of flies, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He sent among them swarms of flies, which devoured them; And frogs, which destroyed them.

Young’s Literal Translation

He sendeth among them the beetle, and it consumeth them, And the frog, and it destroyeth them,

World English Bible

He sent among them swarms of flies, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them.

Darby Translation

He sent dog-flies among them, which devoured them, and frogs, which destroyed them;

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He sent among them swarms of flies, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

He sent against them the dog-fly, and it devoured them; and the frog, and it spoiled them.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἐξαπέστειλεν εἰς αὐτοὺς κυνόμυιαν καὶ κατέφαγεν αὐτοὺς, καὶ βάτραχον, καὶ διέφθειρεν αὐτούς·

American Standard Version (1901)

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World English Bible

Darby Translation

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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