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 jump on you, on your people, and on all your officials.’ ” 5Then the Lord said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Hold your staff over the rivers, canals, and ponds. This will bring frogs onto the land.’ ” So Aaron held his staff over the waters of Egypt. The frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt. 7But the magicians did the same thing using their magic spells and brought frogs onto the land. 8Pharaoh sent for Moses and Aaron and said, “Pray that the Lord will take the frogs away from me and my people. Then I will let your people go to offer sacrifices 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Aaronאַהֲרֹן'ahărôn · AaronH175
• stretched outנָטָהnâţâh · to stretchH5186
• his handיָדyâd · handH3027
• over 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 11:12Every creature in the water without fins or scales is disgusting to you.
• Psalms 78:45He sent a swarm of flies that bit them and frogs that ruined them.
• Psalms 105:30He made their land swarm with frogs, even in the kings’ bedrooms.
• Revelation 16:13Then I saw three evil spirits like frogs come out of the mouths of the serpent, 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