1.
And the LORD spake unto Moses, Go unto Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
Go: Jeremiah 1:17-19, Jeremiah 15:19-21, Ezekiel 2:6, Ezekiel 2:7
Let my: Exodus 3:12, Exodus 3:18, Exodus 5:1, Exodus 7:16
Reciprocal: Exodus 8:20 - Let my Exodus 9:1 - General
2.
And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs:
refuse: Exodus 7:14, Exodus 9:2
frogs: The Hebrew tzephardêim is evidently the same with the Arabic zafda, Chaldaic oordeânaya, and Syriac oordeai, all of which denote frogs, as almost all interpreters, both ancient and modern, agree to render it; Bochart conceives, from tzifa, a bank, and rada, mud, because of delighting in muddy and marshy places. Psalms 78:45, Psalms 105:30, Revelation 16:13, Revelation 16:14
Reciprocal: Job 12:21 - poureth Jeremiah 50:33 - they refused Ezekiel 17:16 - whose oath
3.
And the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which shall go up and come into thine house, and into thy bedchamber, and upon thy bed, and into the house of thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thine ovens, and into thy kneadingtroughs:
kneading troughs, or, dough, Exodus 12:34
Reciprocal: Genesis 1:21 - brought Exodus 8:11 - General Exodus 10:6 - fill Psalms 105:30 - brought Psalms 107:40 - contempt
4.
And the frogs shall come up both on thee, and upon thy people, and upon all thy servants.
5.
And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch forth thine hand with thy rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt.
Exodus 7:19
Reciprocal: Exodus 8:16 - Stretch Exodus 9:22 - General Exodus 14:26 - Stretch out Joshua 8:18 - Stretch 1 Samuel 6:5 - mice Psalms 110:2 - the rod Isaiah 19:10 - make Revelation 16:4 - and they
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And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt.
and the frogs: Whether the frog among the Egyptians was an object of reverence or abhorrence is uncertain. It might have been both at the same time, as many objects are known to have been among particular nations; for proof of which see the very learned Jacob Bryant, on the Plagues of Egypt, pp. 31-34. Leviticus 11:12, Psalms 78:45, Psalms 105:30, Revelation 16:13
Reciprocal: Exodus 7:19 - stretch
7.
And the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt.
Exodus 7:11, Exodus 7:22, Deuteronomy 13:1-3, Matthew 24:24, 2 Thessalonians 2:9-11, 2 Timothy 3:8, Revelation 13:14
Reciprocal: Genesis 41:8 - the magicians of Egypt Leviticus 19:26 - use Isaiah 47:12 - General Daniel 1:20 - the magicians Revelation 13:13 - he doeth
8.
Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, Intreat the LORD, that he may take away the frogs from me, and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may do sacrifice unto the LORD.
Entreat: Exodus 5:2, Exodus 9:28, Exodus 10:17, Numbers 21:7, 1 Samuel 12:19, 1 Kings 13:6, Acts 8:24
and I will: Exodus 8:25-28, Exodus 10:8-11, Exodus 10:24-27, Exodus 12:31, Exodus 12:32, Exodus 14:5, Psalms 66:3, *marg. Psalms 78:34-36, Jeremiah 34:8-16
Reciprocal: Exodus 7:22 - magicians Exodus 8:12 - General Exodus 8:28 - entreat Exodus 8:29 - deal Judges 11:8 - the elders 1 Samuel 5:7 - saw Proverbs 14:19 - General Jeremiah 34:11 - General Jeremiah 37:3 - Pray
9.
And Moses said unto Pharaoh, Glory over me: when shall I intreat for thee, and for thy servants, and for thy people, to destroy the frogs from thee and thy houses, that they may remain in the river only?
Glory over me: or, Have this honour over me, Judges 7:2, 1 Kings 18:25, Isaiah 10:15
when: or, against when
to destroy: Heb. to cut of, Exodus 8:13
Reciprocal: Exodus 7:25 - General Exodus 8:11 - General Exodus 10:18 - and entreated 2 Kings 14:10 - glory of this
10.
And he said, To morrow. And he said, Be it according to thy word: that thou mayest know that there is none like unto the LORD our God.
To morrow: or, against to-morrow, Proverbs 27:1, James 4:14
there is none: Exodus 9:14, Exodus 9:29, Exodus 15:11, Deuteronomy 32:31, Deuteronomy 33:26, 2 Samuel 7:22, 1 Chronicles 17:20, Psalms 9:16, Psalms 83:18, Psalms 86:8, Psalms 89:6-8, Isaiah 40:25, Isaiah 46:9, Jeremiah 10:6, Jeremiah 10:7
Reciprocal: Exodus 7:5 - Egyptians Exodus 7:25 - General Exodus 8:22 - know Exodus 8:29 - to morrow Exodus 10:4 - morrow Isaiah 40:18 - General Daniel 4:32 - until
11.
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.
12.
And Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh: and Moses cried unto the LORD because of the frogs which he had brought against Pharaoh.
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
13.
And the LORD did according to the word of Moses; and the frogs died out of the houses, out of the villages, and out of the fields.
Deuteronomy 34:10-12
Reciprocal: Exodus 8:9 - to destroy 1 Kings 13:6 - besought
14.
And they gathered them together upon heaps: and the land stank.
and the: Exodus 8:24, Exodus 7:21, Isaiah 34:2, Ezekiel 39:11, Joel 2:20
15.
But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart, and hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.
saw: Exodus 14:5, Ecclesiastes 8:11, Isaiah 26:10, Jeremiah 34:7-11, Hosea 6:4
he hardened: Exodus 4:21, Exodus 7:4, Exodus 7:13, Exodus 7:14, Proverbs 29:1, Zechariah 7:11, Zechariah 7:12, Hebrews 3:8, Hebrews 3:15, Revelation 16:9
Reciprocal: Exodus 8:19 - and Pharaoh's Exodus 8:29 - deal Exodus 8:32 - General Exodus 9:34 - saw 1 Samuel 6:6 - the Egyptians 2 Chronicles 36:13 - hardened Psalms 69:27 - Add Psalms 95:8 - Harden Proverbs 26:11 - a dog Jeremiah 34:11 - General Romans 2:5 - But after
16.
And the LORD said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy rod, and smite the dust of the land, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt.
Stretch: Exodus 8:5, Exodus 8:17
lice: The word kinnim is rendered by the LXX ףךיצוע, ףךינוע, or ףךםחצוע, and by the Vulgate sciniphes, Gnats; and Mr. Harmer supposes he has found out the true meaning in the word tarrentes, a species of worm. Bochart, however, seems to have proved that lice, and not gnats, are meant; because:
1. They sprang from the dust, and not from the waters;
2. They were on both man and beast, which cannot be said of gnats;
3. Their name is derived from koon, to make firm, fix, establish, which cannot agree with gnats, flies, etc., which are ever changing place, and almost constantly on the wing;
4. The term kinnah is used by the Talmudists to express the louse.
This insect must have been a very dreadful and afflicting plague to the Egyptians, and especially to the priests, who were obliged to shave all their hair off, and to wear a single linen tunic, to prevent vermin harbouring about them.
Reciprocal: Exodus 7:19 - stretch Exodus 9:8 - Take to Exodus 9:22 - General Psalms 105:31 - and lice
17.
And they did so; for Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and smote the dust of the earth, and it became lice in man, and in beast; all the dust of the land became lice throughout all the land of Egypt.
lice in man: Psalms 105:31, Isaiah 23:9, Acts 12:23
Reciprocal: Exodus 8:16 - Stretch 1 Samuel 6:5 - mice Psalms 107:40 - contempt
18.
And the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: so there were lice upon man, and upon beast.
the magicians: Exodus 7:11
they could: Exodus 9:11, Genesis 41:8, Isaiah 19:12, Isaiah 47:12, Isaiah 47:13, Daniel 2:10, Daniel 2:11, Daniel 4:7, Daniel 5:8, Luke 10:18, 2 Timothy 3:8, 2 Timothy 3:9
Reciprocal: Exodus 7:12 - but Aaron's Micah 3:7 - the seers Acts 8:9 - used 2 Thessalonians 2:9 - and signs Revelation 13:13 - he doeth
19.
Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This is the finger of God: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.
This is: 1 Samuel 6:3, 1 Samuel 6:9, Psalms 8:3, Daniel 2:10, Daniel 2:11, Daniel 2:19, Matthew 12:28, Luke 11:20, John 11:47, Acts 4:16
and Pharaoh's: Exodus 8:15
Reciprocal: Genesis 41:8 - the magicians of Egypt Genesis 41:24 - I told this Exodus 7:12 - but Aaron's Exodus 9:3 - the hand Exodus 9:11 - General Exodus 31:18 - the finger Psalms 109:27 - General Isaiah 47:12 - General Ezekiel 39:21 - and my Daniel 1:20 - the magicians Amos 4:10 - yet Micah 3:7 - the seers John 10:21 - Can Acts 8:9 - used 2 Timothy 3:9 - their Revelation 13:13 - he doeth
20.
And the LORD said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh; lo, he cometh forth to the water; and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
lo: Exodus 7:15
Let my: Exodus 8:1
Reciprocal: Exodus 7:16 - Let my Exodus 9:1 - General Exodus 9:13 - General Jeremiah 25:3 - rising
21.
Else, if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies upon thee, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thy houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground whereon they are.
swarms: or, a mixture of noisome beasts, etc. The word arov is rendered ךץםןלץיב, kunomuia, the dog-fly, by the LXX (who are followed by the learned Bochart), which must have been particularly hateful to the Egyptians, because they held dogs in the highest veneration, under which form they worshipped Anubis. Psalms 78:45, Psalms 105:31, Isaiah 7:18
Reciprocal: Exodus 8:24 - there Exodus 10:6 - fill
22.
And I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end thou mayest know that I am the LORD in the midst of the earth.
sever: Exodus 9:4, Exodus 9:6, Exodus 9:26, Exodus 10:23, Exodus 11:6, Exodus 11:7, Exodus 12:13, Malachi 3:18
know: Exodus 8:10, Exodus 7:17, Ezekiel 30:19
midst: Psalms 74:12, Psalms 110:2
Reciprocal: Genesis 45:10 - in the land Genesis 47:1 - in the land Exodus 7:5 - Egyptians Exodus 33:16 - separated 1 Kings 20:28 - ye shall know Ezekiel 22:16 - thou shalt know Amos 4:7 - and I Revelation 11:4 - the God
23.
And I will put a division between my people and thy people: to morrow shall this sign be.
a division: Heb. a redemption
to morrow: or, by to-morrow
Reciprocal: Exodus 9:5 - a set time Exodus 10:4 - morrow 2 Kings 7:1 - To morrow
24.
And the LORD did so; and there came a grievous swarm of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants' houses, and into all the land of Egypt: the land was corrupted by reason of the swarm of flies.
there: Exodus 8:21, Psalms 78:45, Psalms 105:31
the land: How intolerable a plague of flies can prove, is evident from the fact that whole districts have been laid waste by them. The inhabitants have been forced to quit their cities, not being able to stand against the flies and gnats with which they were pestered. Hence different people had deities whose office it was to defend them against flies. Among these may be reckoned Baalzebub, the fly-god of Ekron; Hercules, muscarum abactor, Hercules the expeller of flies; and hence Jupiter had the titles of בנןלץיןע, לץיבדסןע, לץיןקןסןע, because he was supposed to expel flies, and especially clear his temples of these insects. See Bryant. Exodus 8:14
corrupted: or destroyed
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 6:5 - mice 2 Kings 1:16 - Baalzebub Psalms 107:40 - contempt Isaiah 7:18 - fly
25.
And Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron, and said, Go ye, sacrifice to your God in the land.
Exodus 8:8, Exodus 9:27, Exodus 10:16, Exodus 12:31, Revelation 3:9
Reciprocal: Exodus 3:18 - that we may Exodus 10:9 - a feast
26.
And Moses said, It is not meet so to do; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to the LORD our God: lo, shall we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, and will they not stone us?
It is not: Exodus 3:18, 2 Corinthians 6:14-17
we shall: Genesis 43:32, Genesis 46:34, Deuteronomy 7:25, Deuteronomy 7:26, Deuteronomy 12:30, Deuteronomy 12:31, Ezra 9:1, Isaiah 44:19
the abomination: i.e. The animals which they worshipped; for an account of which, see note on Exodus 9:3. 1 Kings 11:5-7, 2 Kings 23:13
27.
We will go three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to the LORD our God, as he shall command us.
three days': Exodus 3:18, Exodus 5:1
as he shall: Exodus 3:12, Exodus 10:26, Exodus 34:11, Leviticus 10:1, Matthew 28:20
28.
And Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness; only ye shall not go very far away: intreat for me.
I will: Hosea 10:2
entreat: Exodus 8:8, Exodus 8:29, Exodus 9:28, Exodus 10:17, 1 Kings 13:6, Ezra 6:10, Ecclesiastes 6:10, Acts 8:24
Reciprocal: Exodus 10:18 - and entreated Exodus 10:24 - Go ye Exodus 12:32 - bless me Numbers 21:7 - pray Judges 11:8 - the elders 1 Samuel 5:7 - saw Jeremiah 37:3 - Pray Jeremiah 42:2 - and pray
29.
And Moses said, Behold, I go out from thee, and I will intreat the LORD that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, to morrow: but let not Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to the LORD.
to morrow: Exodus 8:10
deal: Exodus 8:8, Exodus 8:15, Psalms 66:3, *marg. Psalms 78:34-37, Jeremiah 42:20, Jeremiah 42:21, Acts 5:3, Acts 5:4, Galatians 6:7
Reciprocal: Exodus 8:28 - entreat Exodus 10:18 - and entreated Exodus 21:8 - seeing Jeremiah 42:4 - I will pray
30.
And Moses went out from Pharaoh, and intreated the LORD.
entreated: Exodus 8:12, Exodus 9:33, James 5:16
Reciprocal: Exodus 10:18 - went
31.
And the LORD did according to the word of Moses; and he removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people; there remained not one.
Reciprocal: Psalms 14:3 - there Isaiah 26:10 - favour
32.
And Pharaoh hardened his heart at this time also, neither would he let the people go.
Exodus 8:15, Exodus 4:21, Exodus 7:13, Exodus 7:14, Isaiah 63:17, Acts 28:26, Acts 28:27, Romans 2:5, James 1:13, James 1:14
Reciprocal: Exodus 9:7 - the heart 2 Chronicles 36:13 - hardened Psalms 69:27 - Add Ecclesiastes 8:11 - sentence Isaiah 26:10 - favour