Exodus 8:1-15
Lexham English Bible
Plague Two: Frogs
8 [a] And Yahweh said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh, and say to him, ‘Thus says Yahweh, “Release my people so that they may serve me.” 2 And if you are refusing to release, look, I am going to plague all of your territory with frogs. 3 And the Nile will swarm with frogs, and they will go up and come into your house and into your bedroom[b] and onto your bed and into the house of your servants and among your people and into your ovens and into your kneading troughs. 4 And the frogs will go up against you and against your people and against all of your servants.’”
5 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Stretch out your hand with your staff over the rivers, over the canals, and over the pools, and bring up the frogs on the land of Egypt.’” 6 And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and the frogs went up and covered the land of Egypt. 7 And the magicians did likewise with their secret arts, and they brought up frogs over the land of Egypt.
8 And Pharaoh called Moses and Aaron and said, “Pray to Yahweh, and let him remove the frogs from me and from my people, and let me release the people so that they can sacrifice to Yahweh.” 9 And Moses said to Pharaoh, “I leave to you the honor[c] over me. When shall I pray for you and for your servants and for your people to cut off the frogs from you and from your houses? They will be left only in the Nile.” 10 And he said, “Tomorrow.” And he said, “Let it be according to your word so that you will know that there is no one like Yahweh our God. 11 And the frogs will depart from you and from your house and from your servants. They will be left only in the Nile.”
12 And Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh, and Moses cried out to Yahweh over the matter of the frogs that he had brought on Pharaoh. 13 And Yahweh did according to the word of Moses, and the frogs died from the houses, from the courtyards, and from the fields. 14 And they piled them in countless heaps,[d] and the land stank. 15 And Pharaoh saw that there was relief, and he made his heart insensitive,[e] and he did not listen to them, as Yahweh had spoken.
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- Exodus 8:1 Exodus 8:1–32 in the English Bible is 7:26–8:28 in the Hebrew Bible
- Exodus 8:3 Literally “the inner room of your bed”
- Exodus 8:9 Literally “glorify yourself”
- Exodus 8:14 Literally “heaps, heaps”
- Exodus 8:15 Literally “heavy”
Exodus 8:1-15
International Standard Version
8 1 [a]he told Moses, “Go to Pharaoh and tell him, ‘This is what the Lord says: “Let my people go so they may serve[b] me. 2 And if you refuse to let them go, then I’m going to strike all your territory with frogs. 3 The Nile will swarm with frogs. They’ll come up and enter your house, your bedroom, your bed, and your servants’ houses. They’ll jump on your people, into your ovens, and into your kneading troughs. 4 The frogs will be all over you and your servants.”’”
5 [c]Then the Lord told Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Stretch out your hand with your staff over the rivers, over the Nile River,[d] and over the ponds, and bring up frogs over the land of Egypt.’” 6 So Aaron stretched his hand over the waters of Egypt, and the frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt. 7 But the magicians did the same thing[e] with their secret arts, and they brought up frogs on the land of Egypt.
8 Then Pharaoh called to Moses and Aaron and said, “Plead with the Lord so that he may remove the frogs from me and my people. I’ll let the people go so they can offer sacrifices to the Lord.”
9 Moses told Pharaoh, “You decide[f] when I should plead for you, your servants, and your people to remove[g] the frogs from you and your household. They’ll remain only in the Nile River.[h]”
10 Pharaoh[i] said, “Tomorrow.”
Moses[j] said, “It will be just as you say,[k] so that you may know that there is no one like the Lord our God. 11 The frogs will leave you, your house, your officials,[l] and your people. They’ll remain only in the Nile River.[m]”
12 Then Moses and Aaron left Pharaoh’s presence, and Moses cried out to the Lord about the frogs which he had sent[n] on Pharaoh. 13 The Lord did just as Moses asked,[o] and the frogs died in the houses, in the courtyards, and in the fields. 14 They gathered them up into large piles and the land smelled terrible. 15 But when Pharaoh saw that there was relief, he hardened his heart and did not listen to them, just as the Lord had predicted.
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- Exodus 8:1 This verse is 7:26 in MT
- Exodus 8:1 Or worship
- Exodus 8:5 This verse is 8:1 in MT
- Exodus 8:5 The Heb. lacks River
- Exodus 8:7 Lit. thus
- Exodus 8:9 Lit. you have honor over me. i.e. I’ll defer to your decision
- Exodus 8:9 Lit. cut off
- Exodus 8:9 The Heb. lacks River
- Exodus 8:10 Lit. he
- Exodus 8:10 Lit. he
- Exodus 8:10 Lit. according to your word
- Exodus 8:11 Or servants
- Exodus 8:11 The Heb. lacks River
- Exodus 8:12 Lit. put
- Exodus 8:13 Lit. according to the word of
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