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Contemporary English Version

Exodus 8:12

After Moses and Aaron left the palace, Moses begged the Lord to do something about the frogs he had sent as punishment for the king.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Frogs;   Intercession;   Plague;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Prayer, Intercessory;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Goshen;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Frog;   Plague;   Prayer;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Exodus, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Exodus;   Frog;   Moses;   Prayer;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Frog;   Miracles;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Anoint;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Frog;   Plagues of egypt;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Plagues, the Ten,;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Frog;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Exodus, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Cry, Crying;   Exodus, the Book of;   Plagues of Egypt;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Aaron;   Fly;   Insects;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
Moshe and Aharon went out from Par`oh, and Moshe cried to the LORD concerning the frogs which he had brought on Par`oh.
King James Version
And Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh: and Moses cried unto the Lord because of the frogs which he had brought against Pharaoh.
Lexham English Bible
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.
New Century Version
After Moses and Aaron left the king, Moses asked the Lord about the frogs he had sent to the king.
New English Translation
Then Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh, and Moses cried to the Lord because of the frogs that he had brought on Pharaoh.
Amplified Bible
So Moses and Aaron left Pharaoh, and Moses cried out to the LORD [as he had agreed to do] concerning the frogs which God had inflicted on Pharaoh.
New American Standard Bible
Then Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh, and Moses cried out to the LORD concerning the frogs which He had inflicted upon Pharaoh.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh: and Moses cryed vnto the Lorde concerning the frogges, which hee had sent vnto Pharaoh.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh, and Moses cried out to Yahweh concerning the frogs which He had set upon Pharaoh.
Complete Jewish Bible
Adonai said to Moshe, "Say to Aharon: ‘Reach out with your staff and strike the dust on the ground; it will become lice throughout all the land of Egypt.'"
Darby Translation
And Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh; and Moses cried to Jehovah because of the frogs that he had brought against Pharaoh.
Easy-to-Read Version
Moses and Aaron left Pharaoh. Moses prayed to the Lord about the frogs he had sent against Pharaoh.
English Standard Version
So Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh, and Moses cried to the Lord about the frogs, as he had agreed with Pharaoh.
George Lamsa Translation
And Moses and Aaron went out from the presence of Pharaoh; and Moses prayed before the LORD because of the frogs which he had brought against Pharaoh.
Good News Translation
Then Moses and Aaron left the king, and Moses prayed to the Lord to take away the frogs which he had brought on the king.
Christian Standard Bible®
After Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh, Moses cried out to the Lord for help concerning the frogs that he had brought against Pharaoh.
Literal Translation
And Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh. And Moses cried to Jehovah concerning the frogs which He had set on Pharaoh.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
So Moses & Aaron wete from Pharao, & Moses cried vnto the LORDE for the appoyntment ouer the frogges, which he had promysed vnto Pharao.
American Standard Version
And Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh: and Moses cried unto Jehovah concerning the frogs which he had brought upon Pharaoh.
Bible in Basic English
Then Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh; and Moses made prayer to the Lord about the frogs which he had sent on Pharaoh.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Moyses and Aaron went out from Pharao, and Moyses cryed vnto the Lorde, as touching the frogges whiche he had brought against Pharao.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Say unto Aaron: Stretch out thy rod, and smite the dust of the earth, that it may become gnats throughout all the land of Egypt.'
King James Version (1611)
And Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh, and Moses cried vnto the Lord because of the frogs which he had brought against Pharaoh.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Moses and Aaron went forth from Pharao, and Moses cried to the Lord concerning the restriction of the frogs, as Pharao appointed him.
English Revised Version
And Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh: and Moses cried unto the LORD concerning the frogs which he had brought upon Pharaoh.
Berean Standard Bible
After Moses and Aaron had left Pharaoh, Moses cried out to the LORD for help with the frogs that He had brought against Pharaoh.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Moises and Aaron yeden out fro Farao. And Moises criede to the Lord, for the biheest of paddoks, which he hadde seid to Farao.
Young's Literal Translation
And Moses -- Aaron also -- goeth out from Pharaoh, and Moses crieth unto Jehovah, concerning the matter of the frogs which He hath set on Pharaoh;
Update Bible Version
And Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh: and Moses cried to Yahweh concerning the frogs which he had brought on Pharaoh.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh: and Moses cried to the LORD, because of the frogs which he had brought against Pharaoh.
World English Bible
Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh, and Moses cried to Yahweh concerning the frogs which he had brought on Pharaoh.
New King James Version
Then Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh. And Moses cried out to the LORD concerning the frogs which He had brought against Pharaoh.
New Living Translation
So Moses and Aaron left Pharaoh's palace, and Moses cried out to the Lord about the frogs he had inflicted on Pharaoh.
New Life Bible
Then Moses and Aaron went away from Pharaoh. And Moses cried to the Lord about the frogs that He had brought against Pharaoh.
New Revised Standard
Then Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh; and Moses cried out to the Lord concerning the frogs that he had brought upon Pharaoh.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then went forth Moses and Aaron from Pharaoh, - and Moses made outcry unto Yahweh, over the matter of the frogs which he had appointed for Pharaoh.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Moses and Aaron went forth from Pharao: and Moses cried to the Lord for the promise, which he had made to Pharao concerning the frogs.
Revised Standard Version
So Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh; and Moses cried to the LORD concerning the frogs, as he had agreed with Pharaoh.
THE MESSAGE
Moses and Aaron left Pharaoh, and Moses prayed to God about the frogs he had brought on Pharaoh. God responded to Moses' prayer: The frogs died off—houses, courtyards, fields, all free of frogs. They piled the frogs in heaps. The country reeked of dead frogs.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh, and Moses cried to the LORD concerning the frogs which He had inflicted upon Pharaoh.

Contextual Overview

1 he said to Moses: Go to the palace and tell the king of Egypt that I order him to let my people go, so they can worship me. 2 If he refuses, I will cover his entire country with frogs. 3 Warn the king that the Nile will be full of frogs, and from there they will spread into the royal palace, including the king's bedroom and even his bed. Frogs will enter the homes of his officials and will find their way into ovens and into the bowls of bread dough. 4 Frogs will be crawling on everyone—the king, his officials, and every citizen of Egypt. 5 Moses, now command Aaron to hold his stick over the water. Then frogs will come from all rivers, canals, and ponds in Egypt, and they will cover the land. 6 Aaron obeyed, and suddenly frogs were everywhere in Egypt. 7 But the magicians used their secret powers to do the same thing. 8 The king sent for Moses and Aaron and told them, "If you ask the Lord to take these frogs away from me and my people, I will let your people go and offer sacrifices to him." 9 "All right," Moses answered. "You choose the time when I am to pray for the frogs to stop bothering you, your officials, and your people, and for them to leave your houses and be found only in the river." 10 "Do it tomorrow!" the king replied. "As you wish," Moses agreed. "Then everyone will discover that there is no god like the Lord ,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Exodus 8:8, Exodus 8:30, Exodus 9:33, Exodus 10:18, Exodus 32:11, 1 Samuel 12:23, Ezekiel 36:37, James 5:16-18

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 29:2 - Ye have seen all 1 Kings 13:6 - besought

Cross-References

Genesis 8:2
God stopped up the places where the water had been gushing out from under the earth. He also closed up the sky, and the rain stopped.
Genesis 8:3
For one hundred fifty days the water slowly went down.
Genesis 8:5
The water kept going down, and the mountain tops could be seen on the first day of the tenth month.
Genesis 8:6
Forty days later Noah opened a window to send out a raven, but it kept flying around until the water had dried up.
Genesis 8:8
Noah wanted to find out if the water had gone down, and he sent out a dove.
Genesis 8:10
Seven days later Noah sent the dove out again.
Psalms 27:14
Trust the Lord ! Be brave and strong and trust the Lord .
Isaiah 8:17
Meanwhile, I patiently trust the Lord , even though he is no longer pleased with Israel.
Isaiah 25:9
At that time, people will say, "The Lord has saved us! Let's celebrate. We waited and hoped— now our God is here."
Isaiah 26:8
You are the one we trust to bring about justice; above all else we want your name to be honored.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Moses and Aaron went from Pharaoh,.... To the place where they used to pray to the Lord, and meet with him, and receive messages from him; this they did the same day the plague was inflicted, the day before the morrow came when the frogs were to be removed:

and Moses cried unto the Lord: prayed unto him with great fervency, and with a loud voice, most fervently entreating that the frogs might be removed on the morrow, as he had promised, that so he might not be covered with shame and confusion before Pharaoh; his faith of the miracle being wrought did not hinder the use of prayer to God for it:

because of the frogs which he had brought against Pharaoh; as an army: or "put upon" z him, as a judgment on him; or rather the sense is, as it may be rendered, "because of the business of the frogs, which he had proposed or promised to Pharaoh" a; that is, for the taking of them away, he had proposed to Pharaoh to fix the time when he should entreat the Lord for the removal of them; and he having fixed on the morrow, Moses promised it should be done according to his word; and now he is importunate with the Lord, that it may be done as he had promised.

z שם לפרעה "posuit", Parhoni, Pagninus, Montanus; "imposuerat", Junius & Tremellius. a "Super causa vel negotio ranarum quod proposuerat Pharaoni", Fagius.


 
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