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Exodus 8:2
2So Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and the frogs came up and covered the land.
Exodus 8:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs:
- New International Version (NIV)If you refuse to let them go, I will send a plague of frogs on your whole country.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But if you refuse to let them go, behold, I will plague all your country with frogs.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But if you refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all your territory with frogs.
Context of Exodus 8:2
1Then Adonai told Moses, “Say to Aaron: Stretch out your hand with your staff over the rivers, canals and pools, and cause frogs to come up over the land of Egypt.” So Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and the frogs came up and covered the land. 3But the magicians did the same with their secret arts and brought up frogs over the land of Egypt. 4Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron and said, “Pray to Adonai, that He would take the frogs away from me and from my people. Then I will let the people go, so they may sacrifice to Adonai.”
Read all of Exodus 8Exodus 8:2 word by word
וְאִם־מָאֵ֥ן אַתָּ֖ה לְשַׁלֵּ֑חַ הִנֵּ֣ה אָנֹכִ֗י נֹגֵ֛ף אֶת־כָּל־גְּבוּלְךָ֖ בַּֽצְפַרְדְּעִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Exodus 8:2
- Exodus 7:14Then Adonai said to Moses, “Pharaoh’s heart is stubborn; he refuses to let the people go.
- Exodus 9:2For if you refuse to let them go, and hold them still,
- Psalms 78:45He sent on them flies to devour them, and frogs to devastate them,
- Psalms 105:30Their land swarmed with frogs, even in their royal chambers.
- Revelation 16:13Then I saw—coming from the dragon’s mouth and from the beast’s mouth and from the false prophet’s mouth—three unclean spirits like frogs.
Commentaries on Exodus 8:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2If thou refuse - Nothing can be plainer than that Pharaoh had it still in his power to have dismissed the people, and that his refusal was the mere effect of his own wilful obstinacy. With frogs - צפרדעים tsepardeim . This word is of doubtful etymology: almost all interpreters, both ancient and modern, agree to render it as we do, though some mentioned by Aben Ezra think the crocodile is meant; but these can never weigh against the conjoint testimony of…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2With frogs - Some months appear to have elapsed between this and the former plague, if the frogs made their appearance at the usual time, that is in September. The special species mentioned here is of Egyptian origin. This plague was, like the preceding, in general accordance with natural phenomena, but marvelous both for its extent and intensity, and for its direct connection with the words and acts of God‘s messengers. It had also apparently, like the…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. 22. I will smite all thy borders with frogs--Those animals, though the natural spawn of the river, and therefore objects familiar to the people, were on this occasion miraculously multiplied to an amazing extent, and it is probable that the ova of the frogs, which had been previously deposited in the mire and marshes, were miraculously brought to perfection at once.Read the comment
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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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