Translations
Modern
The frogs will come up on you and your people and all your officials.’”
Traditional
And the frogs shall come up both on thee, and upon thy people, and upon all thy servants.
Literal
And on you and on your people and on all your servants the frogs shall come up.’”
Latin
…et ad te, et ad populum tuum, et ad omnes servos tuos intrabunt ranæ.
Original
Hebrew
English
The frogs will come up on you and your people and all your officials.’”
Notes
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
Events
- Exodus from Egyptc. 1491 BC
Glossary
Aaron Book of Exodus Deuteronomy, Book of Frog Gnat History of Israel Jannes and Jambres Magic Nile River Numbers and Numerology Plague Plagues upon Egypt