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The Second Plague: Frogs

Exodus 8:6

In 11 translations

BSB
So Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and the frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt.
KJV
And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt.
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.
LSV
And Aaron stretches out his hand against the waters of Egypt, and the frog comes up, and covers 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;
DBY
And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt.
DRC
And Aaron stretched forth his hand upon the waters of Egypt, and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt.
GNV
Then Aaron stretched out his hand vpon the waters of Egypt, and the frogges came vp, and couered the land of Egypt.
JPS8:2
And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt.
LXXE8:2
And Aaron stretched forth his hand over the waters of Egypt, and brought up the frogs: and the frog was brought up, and covered the land of Egypt.

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Original-language editions

WLC8:2
וַיֵּ֤ט אַהֲרֹן֙ אֶת־יָד֔וֹ עַ֖ל מֵימֵ֣י מִצְרָ֑יִם וַתַּ֨עַל֙ הַצְּפַרְדֵּ֔עַ וַתְּכַ֖ס אֶת־אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃KJV:Exod.8.6
LXX-Br8:2
Καὶ ἐξέτεινεν Ἀαρὼν τὴν χεῖρα ἐπὶ τὰ ὕδατα Αἰγύπτου, καὶ ἀνήγαγε τοὺς βατράχους· καὶ ἀνεβιβάσθη ὁ βάτραχος, καὶ ἐκάλυψε τὴν γῆν Αἰγύπτου.

Who and where

👤 Aaron📍 Egypt◆ Exodus from Egypt

People, places and events the Theographic dataset links to this verse.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Psalms 78:45He sent swarms of flies that devoured them, and frogs that devastated them.
  • Psalms 105:30Their land teemed with frogs, even in their royal chambers.
  • Leviticus 11:12Everything in the water that does not have fins and scales shall be detestable to you.
  • Revelation 16:13And I saw three unclean spirits that looked like frogs coming out of the mouths of the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet.

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).

Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 8:2 in some Bibles
  • 8:6 in most Bibles

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