Exodus 10:6

ESV and they shall fill your houses and the houses of all your servants and of all the Egyptians, as neither your fathers nor your grandfathers have seen, from the day they came on earth to this day.’" Then he turned and went out from Pharaoh.

NIV They will fill your houses and those of all your officials and all the Egyptians—something neither your parents nor your ancestors have ever seen from the day they settled in this land till now.’ " Then Moses turned and left Pharaoh.

NASB Then your houses will be filled with them, together with the houses of all your servants and the houses of all the Egyptians, something which neither your fathers nor your grandfathers have seen, from the day that they came upon the earth until this day.’?' And he turned and left Pharaoh.

CSB They will fill your houses, all your officials’ houses, and the houses of all the Egyptians—something your fathers and grandfathers never saw since the time they occupied the land until today." Then he turned and left Pharaoh’s presence.

NLT They will overrun your palaces and the homes of your officials and all the houses in Egypt. Never in the history of Egypt have your ancestors seen a plague like this one!' And with that, Moses turned and left Pharaoh.

KJV And they shall fill thy houses, and the houses of all thy servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians; which neither thy fathers, nor thy fathers' fathers have seen, since the day that they were upon the earth unto this day. And he turned himself, and went out from Pharaoh.

NKJV They shall fill your houses, the houses of all your servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians—which neither your fathers nor your fathers’ fathers have seen, since the day that they were on the earth to this day.’ ” And he turned and went out from Pharaoh.

What does Exodus 10:6 mean?

The eighth plague looming over Egypt (Exodus 7:21; 8:6, 17, 24; 9:6, 10, 24) is an unimaginably huge swarm of locusts. Ancient people were well aware of how destructive these insects could be. Especially large groups could eat all the vegetation in a region within days, before flying off to the next meal. According to Moses and Aaron, this will be by far the worst locust storm ever seen in Egypt (Exodus 10:3–5). Everything that survived the previous hailstorm (Exodus 9:31–32) will be gone. In addition, the locusts would enter the houses of all the Egyptians. This would include Pharaoh's homes, servants' quarters, and the homes of the common people.

Moses and Aaron don't wait to get an answer from Pharaoh. He has refused every request so far (Exodus 5:2; 7:13–14, 22; 8:15, 19, 32; 9:7, 35) and has some time to reply. So, they deliver their message and leave. Pharaoh's advisors seem to take this threat very seriously. Locusts would be bad enough, but the nation has already suffered massive losses. They will beg Pharoah to negotiate (Exodus 10:7).

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