Exodus 8:24

grievous lit. heavy, combining, as Exodus 10:14, the ideas of both numerous(Exodus 12:38; Genesis 50:9, Heb.), and severe(Exodus 9:3; Exodus 9:18; Exodus 9:24). -Grievous" is an archaism, meaning burdensome(ultimately from Lat. gravis1 [124]): see DB.s.v.; and cf. Genesis 12:10 (AV.), Genesis 50:11; 2 Corinthians 12:14 AV. (RV. -be a burden to") 2 [125].

[124] Cf. to grieve, i.e. originally to be a burdenor trouble to, to harass(Genesis 49:23) from gravare.

[125] Murray quotes from a writer of 1548, -Ye shall be grievousto no man with begging" (cf. the Glossary in the writer's Jeremiah, p. 373).

and into, &c. read probably, with LXX. Sam. Pesh., adding only one letter, but improving the sentence, and into his servants" houses, and into all the land of Egypt; and the land was, &c.

corrupted rather, ruined, by the suffering inflicted on men and cattle, and the interruption caused to daily occupations, &c. (v.21).