Exodus 8:7

Exodus 8:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt.
• New International Version (NIV)But the magicians did the same things by their secret arts; they also made frogs come up on the land of Egypt.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But the magicians did the same by their secret arts and made frogs come up on the land of Egypt.
• New Living Translation (NLT)But the magicians were able to do the same thing with their magic. They, too, caused frogs to come up on the land of Egypt.

Context of Exodus 8:7

5Then the Lord spoke to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Stretch out your hand with your rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up on the land of Egypt.’ ” 6So 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 on the land of Egypt. 8Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, “Entreat 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 sacrifice to the Lord.” 9And 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.”

Exodus 8:7 word by word

וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־כֵ֥ן הַֽחֲרְטֻמִּ֖ים בְּלָטֵיהֶ֑ם וַיַּעֲל֥וּ אֶת־הַֽצְפַרְדְּעִ֖ים עַל־אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the magiciansחַרְטֹםcharţôm · magicianH2748
• didעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• so with their enchantmentsלָטlâţ · secrecyH3909
• and brought upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• frogsצְפַרְדֵּעַtsephardêa‛ · frogH6854
• upon the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714

Cross-references for Exodus 8:7

• Exodus 7:11But Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers; so the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments.
• Deuteronomy 13:1“If there arises among you a prophet or a dreamer of dreams, and he gives you a sign or a wonder,
• Matthew 24:24For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:9The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders,
• 2 Timothy 3:8Now as Jannes and Jambres resisted Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, disapproved concerning the faith;
• Revelation 13:14And he deceives those who dwell on the earth by those signs which he was granted to do in the sight of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast who was wounded by the sword and lived.

Commentaries on Exodus 8:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7The magicians did so - A little juggling or dexterity of hand might have been quite sufficient for the imitation of this miracle, because frogs in abundance had already been produced; and some of these kept in readiness might have been brought forward by the magicians, as proofs of their pretended power and equality in influence to Moses and Aaron.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7The magicians would seem to have been able to increase the plague, but not to remove it; hence, Pharaoh‘s application to Moses, the first symptoms of yielding.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-8The magicians were able to duplicate the plague in some sense, but Pharaoh did not ask them to rid the land of the frogs. Instead, he begged Moses to ask God to take them away. He already knew where the real power was.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. the magicians did so with their enchantments--required no great art to make the offensive reptiles appear on any small spot of ground. What they undertook to do already existed in abundance all around. They would better have shown their power by removing the frogs.Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 8:7

• Frogs
• Magician
• Miracles
• Plague
• Sorcery

In the dictionaries

• Egypt
• Command
• Division
• Enchantments
• Finger
• Frog
• Let
• Morrow
• Plague
• Swarm

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