Exodus 8:6
And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt.
Exodus 8:6 in other translations
| BSB | So Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and the frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt. |
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| WEB | Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt. |
| ASV | And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt. |
| YLT | And Aaron stretcheth out his hand against the waters of Egypt, and the frog cometh up, and covereth the land of Egypt; |
| DARBY | And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt. |
| BBE | And when Aaron put out his hand over the waters of Egypt, the frogs came up and all the land of Egypt was covered with them. |
| Webster | And Aaron stretched his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt. |
What does Exodus 8:6 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 8:5-6
5-6. 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.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
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…
Exodus 8:6 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Exodus 8:6
- Psalms 105:30
Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, in the chambers of their kings.
- Psalms 78:45
He sent divers sorts of flies among them, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them.
- Leviticus 11:12
Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination unto you.
- Revelation 16:13
And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Le 11:12; Ps 78:45; 105:30; Re 16:13
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Context
- Exodus 8:5
And the Lord spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch forth thine hand with thy rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt.
- Exodus 8:6
And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt.
- Exodus 8:7
And the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt.
Exodus 8:6 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Entonces Aarón extendió su mano sobre las aguas de Egipto, y subieron ranas que cubrieron la tierra de Egipto. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il dit: Pour demain. Et il dit: Selon ta parole! afin que tu saches que nul n’est comme l’ Éternel, notre Dieu. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Da streckte Aaron seine Hand aus über die Wasser in Ägypten, und die Frösche kamen herauf und bedeckten das Land Ägypten. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et extendit Aaron manum super aquas Ægypti, et ascenderunt ranæ, operueruntque terram Ægypti. |