Berean Standard Bible
Exodus 8:6-17
6So Aaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175אֶת־'et-H853stretched outוַיֵּ֤טvai.YetH5186his handיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027overעַ֖ל'alH5921the watersמֵימֵ֣יmei.MeiH4325of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and the frogsהַצְּפַרְדֵּ֔עַha.tze.far.De.a'H6854came upוַתַּ֙עַל֙va.Ta.'alH5927and coveredוַתְּכַ֖סva.te.KhasH3680אֶת־'et-H853the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.
7But the magiciansהַֽחֲרְטֻמִּ֖יםha.char.tu.MimH2748didוַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213the same thingכֵ֥ןkhenH3651by their magic artsבְּלָטֵיהֶ֑םbe.la.tei.HemH3909,and they also brought frogsH6854upוַיַּעֲל֥וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927אֶת־'et-H853ontoעַל־'al-H5921the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.
8PharaohH6547summonedוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121MosesH4872and AaronH175and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Prayהַעְתִּ֣ירוּha'.Ti.ruH6279toH413the LORDH3068to takeוְיָסֵר֙ve.ya.SerH5493the frogsH6854away from meמִמֶּ֖נִּיmi.Me.niH4480and my peopleוּמֵֽעַמִּ֑יu.me.'a.MiH5971.Then I will let your peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971goוַאֲשַׁלְּחָה֙va.'a.sha.le.ChahH7971אֶת־'et-H853,that they may sacrificeוְיִזְבְּח֖וּve.yiz.be.ChuH2076to the LORDH3068.”
9MosesH4872saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Pharaohלְפַרְעֹה֮le.far.'OhH6547, “You may have the honorהִתְפָּאֵ֣רhit.pa.'ErH6286over meעָלַי֒'a.LaiH5921.Whenלְמָתַ֣י׀le.ma.TaiH4970shall I prayאַעְתִּ֣יר'a'.TirH6279for youand your officialsוְלַעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙ve.la.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650and your peopleוּֽלְעַמְּךָ֔u.le.'a.me.KhaH5971that the frogsH6854(except for thoseרַ֥ק תִּשָּׁאַֽרְנָה׃rak ti.sha.'Ar.nahH7604H7535in the Nileבַּיְאֹ֖רbay.'OrH2975)may be taken awayלְהַכְרִית֙le.hakh.RitH3772fromH4480you and your housesH1004?”
10“Tomorrowלְמָחָ֑רle.ma.CharH4279,” Pharaohansweredוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “May it beas you sayכִּדְבָ֣רְךָ֔kid.Va.re.khaH1697,”Moses repliedוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “so thatלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616you may knowתֵּדַ֔עte.Da'H3045thatכִּי־ki-H3588there is no oneאֵ֖ין'einH369like the LORDכַּיהוָ֥הka.Yah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.
11The frogsהַֽצְפַרְדְּעִ֗יםhatz.far.de.'ImH6854will departוְסָר֣וּve.sa.RuH5493from youמִמְּךָ֙mi.me.KhaH4480and your housesוּמִבָּ֣תֶּ֔יךָu.mib.Ba.Tei.khaH1004and your officialsוּמֵעֲבָדֶ֖יךָu.me.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650and your peopleוּמֵעַמֶּ֑ךָu.me.'a.Me.khaH5971;they will remainתִּשָּׁאַֽרְנָה׃ti.sha.'Ar.nahH7604onlyרַ֥קrakH7535in the Nileבַּיְאֹ֖רbay.'OrH2975.”
12After MosesH4872and AaronH175had leftוַיֵּצֵ֥א מֵעִ֣םvai.ye.Tze' me.'ImH3318H5973Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547,MosesH4872cried out toH413the LORDH3068for helpוַיִּצְעַ֤קvai.yitz.'AkH6817עַל־'al-H5921withדְּבַ֥רde.VarH1697the frogsהַֽצְפַרְדְּעִ֖יםhatz.far.de.'ImH6854thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834He had broughtשָׂ֥םsamH7760against Pharaohלְפַרְעֹֽה׃le.far.'OhH6547.
13And the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068didH6213as Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872requestedכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697,and the frogsהַֽצְפַרְדְּעִ֔יםhatz.far.de.'ImH6854inמִן־min-H4480the housesהַבָּתִּ֥ים מִן־ha.ba.Tim min-H1004H4480,the courtyardsהַחֲצֵרֹ֖ת וּמִן־ha.cha.tze.Rot u.min-H2691H4480,and the fieldsהַשָּׂדֹֽת׃ha.sa.DotH7704diedוַיָּמֻ֙תוּ֙vai.ya.Mu.tuH4191.
16Then the LORDH3068saidH559toH413MosesH4872, “TellH559H413Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175, ‘Stretch outנְטֵ֣הne.TehH5186אֶֽת־'et-H853your staffמַטְּךָ֔ma.te.KhaH4294and strikeוְהַ֖ךְve.HakhH5221אֶת־'et-H853the dustעֲפַ֣ר'a.FarH6083of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,that it may turn intoוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961swarms of gnatsלְכִנִּ֖םle.khi.NimH3654throughoutבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.’”
17This they didוַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־ כֵ֗ןvai.ya.'a.su- KhenH6213H3651,and when Aaronאַהֲרֹ֨ן'a.ha.RonH175H853stretched outוַיֵּט֩vai.YetH5186his handיָד֤וֹya.DoH3027with his staffבְמַטֵּ֙הוּ֙ve.ma.Te.huH4294and struckוַיַּךְ֙vai.yaKhH5221H853the dustעֲפַ֣ר'a.FarH6083of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,gnatsהַכִּנָּ֔םha.ki.NamH3654came uponוַתְּהִי֙va.te.HiH1961manבָּאָדָ֖םba.'a.DamH120and beastוּבַבְּהֵמָ֑הu.va.be.he.MahH929.Allכָּל־kol-H3605the dustעֲפַ֥ר'a.FarH6083of the earthהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776turned intoהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961gnatsכִנִּ֖יםkhi.NimH3654throughoutבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.
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
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