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The Second Plague: Frogs

Exodus 8:7

In 11 translations

BSB
But the magicians did the same thing by their magic arts, and they also brought frogs up onto the land of Egypt.
KJV
And the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt.
WEB
The magicians did the same thing with their enchantments, and brought up frogs on the land of Egypt.
ASV
And the magicians did in like manner with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt.
LSV
and the enchanters do so with their secrets, and cause the frogs to come up against the land of Egypt.
YLT
and the scribes do so with their flashings, and cause the frogs to come up against the land of Egypt.
DBY
And the scribes did so with their sorceries, and brought up frogs on the land of Egypt.
DRC
And the magicians also by their enchantments did in like manner, and the brought forth frogs upon all the land of Egypt.
GNV
And the sorcerers did likewise with their sorceries, and brought frogges vp vpon the land of Egypt.
JPS8:3
And the magicians did in like manner with their secret arts, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt.
LXXE8:3
And the charmers of the Egyptians also did likewise with their sorceries, and brought up the frogs on the land of Egypt.

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Original-language editions

WLC8:3
וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־כֵ֥ן הַֽחֲרְטֻמִּ֖ים בְּלָטֵיהֶ֑ם וַיַּעֲל֥וּ אֶת־הַֽצְפַרְדְּעִ֖ים עַל־אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃KJV:Exod.8.7
LXX-Br8:3
Ἐποίησαν δὲ ὡσαύτως καὶ οἱ ἐπαοιδοὶ τῶν Αἰγυπτίων ταῖς φαρμακίαις αὐτῶν, καὶ ἀνήγαγον τοὺς βατράχους ἐπὶ γῆν Αἰγύπτου.

Who and where

📍 Egypt◆ Exodus from Egypt

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Exodus 7:11But Pharaoh called the wise men and sorcerers and magicians of Egypt, and they also did the same things by their magic arts.
  • Exodus 7:22But the magicians of Egypt did the same things by their magic arts. So Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the LORD had said.
  • Deuteronomy 13:1–3If a prophet or dreamer of dreams arises among you and proclaims a sign or wonder to you, and if the sign or wonder he has spoken to you comes about, but he says, “Let us follow other gods (which you have not known)…
  • Matthew 24:24For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders that would deceive even the elect, if that were possible.
  • 2 Timothy 3:8Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these men oppose the truth. They are depraved in mind and disqualified from the faith.
  • Revelation 13:14Because of the signs it was given to perform on behalf of the first beast, it deceived those who dwell on the earth, telling them to make an image to the beast that had been wounded by the sword and yet had lived.
  • 2 Thessalonians 2:9–11The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder, and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they…

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Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 8:3 in some Bibles
  • 8:7 in most Bibles

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