Exodus 8:9

Exodus 8:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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?
• New International Version (NIV)Moses said to Pharaoh, “I leave to you the honor of setting the time for me to pray for you and your officials and your people that you and your houses may be rid of the frogs, except for those that remain in the Nile.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Moses said to Pharaoh, "Be pleased to command me when I am to plead for you and for your servants and for your people, that the frogs be cut off from you and your houses and be left only in the Nile."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Moses said to Pharaoh, “Accept the honor of saying when I shall intercede for you, for your servants, and for your people, to destroy the frogs from you and your houses, that they may remain in the river only.”

Context of Exodus 8:9

7But the magicians used their magic to do the same thing. They also made frogs come up on the land of Egypt. 8Then Pharaoh called Moses and Aaron to come to him. He said, ‘Pray to the Lord. Ask him to remove the frogs from me and from my people. Then I will let your people go. They can offer sacrifices to the Lord.’ Moses said to Pharaoh, ‘I will let you choose the time when I should pray to God. Then I will ask God to do this for you, for your servants and for your people. I will ask God to remove the frogs from you and from all your houses. The frogs will remain only in the Nile river.’ 10Pharaoh said, ‘Do it tomorrow.’ Moses answered, ‘I will do what you have asked. Then you will know that there is nobody like the Lord our God. 11The frogs will go away from you and your houses. They will go away from your servants and your people. They will remain only in the river.’

Exodus 8:9 word by word

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֣ה לְפַרְעֹה֮ הִתְפָּאֵ֣ר עָלַי֒ לְמָתַ֣י׀ אַעְתִּ֣יר לְךָ֗ וְלַעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙ וּֽלְעַמְּךָ֔ לְהַכְרִית֙ הַֽצֲפַרְדְּעִ֔ים מִמְּךָ֖ וּמִבָּתֶּ֑יךָ רַ֥ק בַּיְאֹ֖ר תִּשָּׁאַֽרְנָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto Pharaohפַּרְעֹהpar‛ôh · PharaohH6547
• Gloryפָּאַרpâ'ar · to beautifyH6286
• over me: whenמָתַיmâthay · howH4970
• shall I intreatעָתַר‛âthar · to prayH6279
• for thee, and for thy servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• and for thy peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• to destroyכָּרַתkârath · to cut: eliminateH3772
• the frogsצְפַרְדֵּעַtsephardêa‛ · frogH6854
• from thee and thy housesבֵּיתbayith · betweenH1004
• they may remainשָׁאַרshâ'ar · to remainH7604
• in the riverיְאֹרye'ôr · NileH2975

Cross-references for Exodus 8:9

• Judges 7:2The Lord said to Gideon, ‘You have too many men in your army. When I put the Midianites under your power, your soldiers may boast about their own strength. They may say that they have won the battle themselves.
• 1 Kings 18:25Elijah said to Baal's prophets, ‘There are many of you, so choose one of the bulls and prepare it first. Pray to your god, but do not light the fire.’
• Isaiah 10:15The Lord says this: ‘The axe has no more power than the person who uses it. A saw is not more important than the person who cuts with it. A stick cannot lift up the man who holds it. No, it is the man that lifts up the stick!’
• Exodus 8:13And the Lord did what Moses asked. The frogs in the houses, in the yards and in the fields all died.

Commentaries on Exodus 8:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Glory over me - עלי התפאר hithpaer alai . These words have greatly puzzled commentators in general; and it is not easy to assign their true meaning. The Septuagint render the words thus: , etc., Appoint unto me when I shall pray, etc. The constitue mihi quando of the Vulgate is exactly the same; and in this sense almost all the versions understood this place. This countenances the conjectural emendation of Le Clerc, who, by the change of a single letter…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Glory over me - See the margin, “have honor over me,” i. e. have the honor, or advantage over me, directing me when I shall entreat God for thee and thy servants. When - Or by when; i. e. for what exact time. Pharaoh‘s answer in Exodus 5:10 refers to this, by tomorrow. The shortness of the time would, of course, be a test of the supernatural character of the transaction.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9In this instance, the evidence of God’s power was not in the event per se but in the timing. God could keep the frogs alive or he could end their lives. Pharaoh needed only to say when.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-158-15. Pharaoh called, ... Intreat the Lord, that he may take away the frogs from me--The frog, which was now used as an instrument of affliction, whether from reverence or abhorrence, was an object of national superstition with the Egyptians, the god Ptha being represented with a frog's head. But the vast numbers, together with their stench, made them an intolerable nuisance so that the king was so far humbled as to promise that, if Moses would intercede…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 8:9

• Frogs
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In the dictionaries

• Moses
• Pharaoh
• Euphrates River, the River
• Pharaoh, king of Egypt
• Command
• Division
• Finger
• Frog
• Let
• Morrow

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