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Exodus 8

Exodus 8:11

The Second Plague: Frogs · Exodus 8:1–15
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Translations

Modern
The frogs will depart from you and your houses and your officials and your people; they will remain only in the Nile.”
Traditional
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.
Literal
And the frogs shall depart from you, and from your houses, and from your servants, and from your people. Only in the River they shall remain.”
Latin
Et recedent ranæ a te, et a domo tua, et a servis tuis, et a populo tuo: et tantum in flumine remanebunt.

Original

Hebrew
English
The frogs will depart from you and your houses and your officials and your people; they will remain only in the Nile.”

Notes

Exodus 8:1–15

The 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 Nile River became unfit for life. However, the size and intensity of the plague were far greater than what would normally happen in nature.

Theme notes and profiles

Egypt Moses Pharaoh The Plagues

Events

Places

Nile: The major river of Egypt, mentioned in various contexts

Glossary

Aaron Book of Exodus Deuteronomy, Book of Frog Gnat History of Israel Jannes and Jambres Magic Miracle Nile River Numbers and Numerology Plague Plagues upon Egypt

Topics

Frogs: Plague of Plague: The Plague of Frogs