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Exodus 8:2-14

If you refuse to let them go, behold, I will plague all your borders with frogs. The river will swarm with frogs, which will go up and come into your house, and into your bedroom, and on your bed, and into the house of your servants, and on your people, and into your ovens, and into your kneading troughs. The frogs shall come up both on you, and on your people, and on all your servants.” ’ ” Yahweh said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Stretch out your hand with your rod over the rivers, over the streams, and over the pools, and cause frogs to come up on the land of Egypt.’ ” Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt. The magicians did the same thing with their enchantments, and brought up frogs on the land of Egypt.

Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, “Entreat Yahweh, that he take away the frogs from me and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may sacrifice to Yahweh.”

Moses said to Pharaoh, “I give you the honor of setting the time that I should pray for you, and for your servants, and for your people, that the frogs be destroyed from you and your houses, and remain in the river only.”

Pharaoh said, “Tomorrow.” Moses said, “Let it be according to your word, that you may know that there is no one like Yahweh our God.

The frogs shall depart from you, and from your houses, and from your servants, and from your people. They shall remain in the river only.”

Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh, and Moses cried to Yahweh concerning the frogs which he had brought on Pharaoh. Yahweh did according to the word of Moses, and the frogs died out of the houses, out of the courts, and out of the fields. They gathered them together in heaps, and the land stank.

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Yahweh spoke to Moses, “Go in to Pharaoh, and tell him, ‘This is what Yahweh says, “Let my people go, that they may serve me. If you refuse to let them go, behold, I will plague all your borders with frogs. The river will swarm with frogs, which will go up and come into your house, and into your bedroom, and on your bed, and into the house of your servants, and on your people, and into your ovens, and into your kneading troughs. The frogs shall come up both on you, and on your people, and on all your servants.” ’ ” Yahweh said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Stretch out your hand with your rod over the rivers, over the streams, and over the pools, and cause frogs to come up on the land of Egypt.’ ” Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt. The magicians did the same thing with their enchantments, and brought up frogs on the land of Egypt.

Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, “Entreat Yahweh, that he take away the frogs from me and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may sacrifice to Yahweh.”

Moses said to Pharaoh, “I give you the honor of setting the time that I should pray for you, and for your servants, and for your people, that the frogs be destroyed from you and your houses, and remain in the river only.”

Pharaoh said, “Tomorrow.” Moses said, “Let it be according to your word, that you may know that there is no one like Yahweh our God.

The frogs shall depart from you, and from your houses, and from your servants, and from your people. They shall remain in the river only.”

Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh, and Moses cried to Yahweh concerning the frogs which he had brought on Pharaoh. Yahweh did according to the word of Moses, and the frogs died out of the houses, out of the courts, and out of the fields. They gathered them together in heaps, and the land stank. But when Pharaoh saw that there was a respite, he hardened his heart, and didn’t listen to them, as Yahweh had spoken.

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  • WEB World English Bible

    If you refuse to let them go, behold, I will plague all your borders with frogs.

    The river will swarm with frogs, which will go up and come into your house, and into your bedroom, and on your bed, and into the house of your servants, and on your people, and into your ovens, and into your kneading troughs.

    The frogs shall come up both on you, and on your people, and on all your servants.” ’ ”

    Yahweh said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Stretch out your hand with your rod over the rivers, over the streams, and over the pools, and cause frogs to come up on the land of Egypt.’ ”

    Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt.

    The magicians did the same thing with their enchantments, and brought up frogs on the land of Egypt.

    Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, “Entreat Yahweh, that he take away the frogs from me and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may sacrifice to Yahweh.”

    Moses said to Pharaoh, “I give you the honor of setting the time that I should pray for you, and for your servants, and for your people, that the frogs be destroyed from you and your houses, and remain in the river only.”

    Pharaoh said, “Tomorrow.” Moses said, “Let it be according to your word, that you may know that there is no one like Yahweh our God.

    The frogs shall depart from you, and from your houses, and from your servants, and from your people. They shall remain in the river only.”

    Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh, and Moses cried to Yahweh concerning the frogs which he had brought on Pharaoh.

    Yahweh did according to the word of Moses, and the frogs died out of the houses, out of the courts, and out of the fields.

    They gathered them together in heaps, and the land stank.

  • KJV King James Version

    And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs:

    And the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which shall go up and come into thine house, and into thy bedchamber, and upon thy bed, and into the house of thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thine ovens, and into thy kneadingtroughs:

    And the frogs shall come up both on thee, and upon thy people, and upon all thy servants.

    And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch forth thine hand with thy rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt.

    And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt.

    And the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt.

    Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, Intreat the LORD, that he may take away the frogs from me, and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may do sacrifice unto the LORD.

    And Moses said unto Pharaoh, Glory over me: when shall I intreat for thee, and for thy servants, and for thy people, to destroy the frogs from thee and thy houses, that they may remain in the river only?

    And he said, To morrow. And he said, Be it according to thy word: that thou mayest know that there is none like unto the LORD our God.

    And the frogs shall depart from thee, and from thy houses, and from thy servants, and from thy people; they shall remain in the river only.

    And Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh: and Moses cried unto the LORD because of the frogs which he had brought against Pharaoh.

    And the LORD did according to the word of Moses; and the frogs died out of the houses, out of the villages, and out of the fields.

    And they gathered them together upon heaps: and the land stank.

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  • JPS JPS Tanakh (1917)

    (7-27) And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs.

    (7-28) And the river shall swarm with frogs, which shall go up and come into thy house, and into thy bed-chamber, and upon thy bed, and into the house of thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thine ovens, and into thy kneading-troughs.

    (7-29) And the frogs shall come up both upon thee, and upon thy people, and upon all thy servants.'

    (8-1) And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Say unto Aaron: Stretch forth thy hand with thy rod over the rivers, over the canals, and over the pools, and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt.'

    (8-2) And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt.

    (8-3) And the magicians did in like manner with their secret arts, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt.

    (8-4) Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said: 'Entreat the LORD, that He take away the frogs from me, and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may sacrifice unto the LORD.'

    (8-5) And Moses said unto Pharaoh: 'Have thou this glory over me; against what time shall I entreat for thee, and for thy servants, and for thy people, that the frogs be destroyed from thee and thy houses, and remain in the river only?'

    (8-6) And he said: 'Against to-morrow.' And he said: 'Be it according to thy word; that thou mayest know that there is none like unto the LORD our God.

    (8-7) And the frogs shall depart from thee, and from thy houses, and from thy servants, and from thy people; they shall remain in the river only.'

    (8-8) And Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh; and Moses cried unto the LORD concerning the frogs, which He had brought upon Pharaoh.

    (8-9) And the LORD did according to the word of Moses; and the frogs died out of the houses, out of the courts, and out of the fields.

    (8-10) And they gathered them together in heaps; and the land stank.

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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On vv2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13 There is nothing so weak, that God cannot cause…

There is nothing so weak, that God cannot cause to overcome the greatest power of man.

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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv2–14 Exo 8:2 And if thou refuse to let [them]…
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14 All thy land which is within thy borders; a…
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv2–14 And if thou refuse to let them go,.... Will…
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On vv2, 3, 9, 10 All thy borders - All the land that is…
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On vv2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 14 Verse 2. If thou refuse] Nothing can be plainer…
Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On vv2, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13 Exo 8:2-3. All thy borders — All the land…
Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain On vv2, 3, 7, 9, 13 With frogs - Some months appear to have elapsed…
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On vv3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 14 Frogs, not by a new creation; but the spawn…
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain On vv2, 3, 5, 7, 8 I will smite all thy borders with frogs--Those animals,…
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On vv2, 3, 8, 9, 13, 14 2. I will smite all thy borders with frogs…
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14 2. And if thou refuse, &c.] The announcement to…
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13 (6) The frogs came up.—Hebrew, the frog. The term…
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14 Frogs. The word used for "frog," viz. tseparda, is…
The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary 1892 · Public Domain On v8 Exo_8:9. Glory over me] Or, “Explain thyself.” So Gesenius…
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv5, 8, 10, 13
Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv7, 9, 10, 13 8:7-8 The magicians were able to duplicate the plague…
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