KJV King James Version
And the LORD turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the locusts, and cast them into the Red sea; there remained not one locust in all the coasts of Egypt.
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Exodus 10:19
And the LORD turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the locusts, and cast them into the Red sea; there remained not one locust in all the coasts of Egypt.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And the LORD changed the wind to a very strong west wind that carried off the locusts and blew them into the Red Sea. Not a single locust remained anywhere in Egypt.
WEB World English Bible
Yahweh turned an exceeding strong west wind, which took up the locusts, and drove them into the Red Sea. There remained not one locust in all the borders of Egypt.
ASV American Standard Version
And Jehovah turned an exceeding strong west wind, which took up the locusts, and drove them into the Red Sea; there remained not one locust in all the border of Egypt.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and Jehovah turneth a very strong sea wind, and it lifteth up the locust, and bloweth it into the Red Sea—there hath not been left one locust in all the border of Egypt;
Surrounding context — Exodus 10
16 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste; and he said, I have sinned against the LORD your God, and against you.
17 Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and intreat the LORD your God, that he may take away from me this death only.
18 And he went out from Pharaoh, and intreated the LORD.
19 And the LORD turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the locusts, and cast them into the Red sea; there remained not one locust in all the coasts of Egypt.
20 But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go.
21 And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness [which] may be felt.
22 And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days:
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וַיַּהֲפֹ֨ךְH2015 · ha.phakhto overturnיְהוָ֤הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDרֽוּחַ־H7307 · ru.achspiritיָם֙H3220 · yamseaחָזָ֣קH2389 · cha.zaqstrongמְאֹ֔דH3966 · me.odmuchוַיִּשָּׂא֙H5375 · na.sato lift: raiseאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הָ֣אַרְבֶּ֔הH697 · ar.behlocustוַיִּתְקָעֵ֖הוּH8628 · ta.qato blowיָ֣מָּהH3220 · yamseaסּ֑וּףH5488 · suphRed (Sea)לֹ֤אH3808 · lonotנִשְׁאַר֙H7604 · sha.arto remainאַרְבֶּ֣הH697 · ar.behlocustאֶחָ֔דH259 · e.chadoneבְּכֹ֖לH3605 · kolallגְּב֥וּלH1366 · ge.vulborder: boundaryמִצְרָֽיִם׃H4714 · mits.ra.yimEgypt
Cross-references
Joel 2:20But I will remove far off from you the northern [army], and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.Exodus 15:4Pharaoh’s chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea.Exodus 13:18But God led the people about, [through] the way of the wilderness of the Red sea: and the children of Israel went up harnessed out of the land of Egypt.Hebrews 11:29By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry [land]: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned.
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