Exodus 8:6

Exodus 8:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt.
• New International Version (NIV)So Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and the frogs came up and covered the land.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and the frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and the frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt.

Context of Exodus 8:6

4The frogs will come up on you and your people and all your officials.’” 5And the LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Stretch out your hand with your staff over the rivers and canals and ponds, and cause the frogs to come up onto the land of Egypt.’” So Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and the frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt. 7But the magicians did the same thing by their magic arts, and they also brought frogs up onto the land of Egypt. 8Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “Pray to the LORD to take the frogs away from me and my people. Then I will let your people go, that they may sacrifice to the LORD.”

Exodus 8:6 word by word

וַיֵּ֤ט אַהֲרֹן֙ אֶת־יָד֔וֹ עַ֖ל מֵימֵ֣י מִצְרָ֑יִם וַתַּ֙עַל֙ הַצְּפַרְדֵּ֔עַ וַתְּכַ֖ס אֶת־אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear

• So Aaronאַהֲרֹן'ahărôn · AaronH175
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• stretched outנָטָהnâţâh · to stretchH5186
• his handיָדyâd · handH3027
• overעַל‛al · uponH5921
• the watersמַיmayim · waterH4325
• of Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• and the frogsצְפַרְדֵּעַtsephardêa‛ · frogH6854
• came upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• and coveredכָּסָהkâsâh · to coverH3680
• the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for Exodus 8:6

• Leviticus 11:12Everything in the water that does not have fins and scales shall be detestable to you.
• Psalms 78:45He sent swarms of flies that devoured them, and frogs that devastated them.
• Psalms 105:30Their land teemed with frogs, even in their royal chambers.
• Revelation 16:13And I saw three unclean spirits that looked like frogs coming out of the mouths of the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet.

Commentaries on Exodus 8:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6The frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt - In some ancient writers we have examples of a similar plague. The Abderites, according to Orosius, and the inhabitants of Paeonia and Dardania, according to Athenaeus, were obliged to abandon their country on account of the great numbers of frogs by which their land was infested.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-15The second plague was the plague of frogs (8:2). The Egyptians gave special honor to amphibians such as frogs. These animals can live both in water and on land. Because of this, Egyptians connected them with life and survival. Egyptians were very concerned about life after death. Through this plague, God showed that frogs do not control life. They do not have special power over survival. Some people suggest that this plague happened naturally after the…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-65-6. Stretch forth thine hand with thy rod over the streams, &c. The miracle consisted in the reptiles leaving their marshes at the very time he commanded them.Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 8:6

• Frogs
• Plague

In the dictionaries

• Aaron
• Egypt
• Egypt, Egyptian
• Command
• Division
• Finger
• Frog
• Let
• Morrow
• Plague

Commentaries on Exodus 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings