Exodus 8 · Verse 12

Exodus 8:12

And Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh: and Moses cried unto the Lord because of the frogs which he had brought against Pharaoh.
Exodus 8:12, King James Version

Exodus 8:12 in other translations

BSBAfter Moses and Aaron had left Pharaoh, Moses cried out to the LORD for help with the frogs that He had brought against Pharaoh.
WEBMoses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh, and Moses cried to the LORD concerning the frogs which he had brought on Pharaoh.
ASVAnd Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh: and Moses cried unto Jehovah concerning the frogs which he had brought upon Pharaoh.
YLTAnd Moses--Aaron also--goeth out from Pharaoh, and Moses crieth unto Jehovah, concerning the matter of the frogs which He hath set on Pharaoh;
DARBYAnd Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh; and Moses cried to Jehovah because of the frogs that he had brought against Pharaoh.
BBEThen Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh; and Moses made prayer to the Lord about the frogs which he had sent on Pharaoh.
WebsterAnd Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh: and Moses cried to the LORD, because of the frogs which he had brought against Pharaoh.

What does Exodus 8:12 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 8:8-15

8-15. 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…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 8:1-15

Pharaoh is plagued with frogs; their vast numbers made them sore plagues to the Egyptians. God could have plagued Egypt with lions, or bears, or wolves, or with birds of prey, but he chose to do it by these despicable creatures. God, when he pleases, can arm the smallest parts of the creation against us. He thereby humbled Pharaoh. They should neither eat, nor drink, nor sleep in quiet; but wherever they were, they…

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Exodus 8:12 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'and he went outH3318
מֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehMosesH4872
וְאַהֲרֹ֖ןve.'a.ha.Ronand AaronH175
מֵעִ֣םme.'Imfrom withH5973
פַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhPharaohH6547
וַיִּצְעַ֤קvai.yitz.'Akand he cried outH6817
מֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehMosesH4872
אֶל\־'el-toH413
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
עַל\־'al-onH5921
דְּבַ֥רde.Var[the] matter ofH1697
הַֽצְפַרְדְּעִ֖יםhatz.far.de.'Imthe frogsH6854
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whichH834
שָׂ֥םsamhe had appointedH7760
לְפַרְעֹֽה\׃le.far.'Ohfor PharaohH6547

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Exodus 8:12

  • James 5:16-18

    Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.

  • Exodus 10:18

    And he went out from Pharaoh, and intreated the Lord.

  • 1 Samuel 12:23

    Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the Lord in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way:

  • Exodus 8:30

    And Moses went out from Pharaoh, and intreated the Lord.

  • Exodus 9:33

    And Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread abroad his hands unto the Lord: and the thunders and hail ceased, and the rain was not poured upon the earth.

  • Exodus 32:11

    And Moses besought the Lord his God, and said, Lord, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand?

  • Ezekiel 36:37

    Thus saith the Lord God; I will yet for this be enquired of by the house of Israel, to do it for them; I will increase them with men like a flock.

  • Exodus 8:8

    Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, Intreat 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 do sacrifice unto the Lord.

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8,30; 9:33; 10:18; 32:11; 1Sa 12:23; Eze 36:37; Jas 5:16-18

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Context

  • Exodus 8:11

    And the frogs shall depart from thee, and from thy houses, and from thy servants, and from thy people; they shall remain in the river only.

  • Exodus 8:12

    And Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh: and Moses cried unto the Lord because of the frogs which he had brought against Pharaoh.

  • Exodus 8:13

    And the Lord did according to the word of Moses; and the frogs died out of the houses, out of the villages, and out of the fields.

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Exodus 8:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Entonces salieron Moisés y Aarón de con Faraón, y clamó Moisés á Jehová sobre el negocio de las ranas que había puesto á Faraón.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et l’ Éternel dit à Moïse: Dis à Aaron: Étends ta verge, et frappe la poussière de la terre, et elle deviendra des moustiques dans tout le pays d’Égypte.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Mose und Aaron gingen von dem Pharao hinaus; und Mose schrie zu Jehova wegen der Frösche, die er über den Pharao gebracht hatte.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Egressique sunt Moyses et Aaron a Pharaone: et clamavit Moyses ad Dominum pro sponsione ranarum quam condixerat Pharaoni.