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Exodus 8:3
The Nile will teem with frogs, and they will come into your palace and up to your bedroom and onto your bed, into the houses of your officials and your people, and into your ovens and kneading bowls.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God speaks through Moses to Pharaoh, warning that refusal to release Israel will trigger a frog plague across Egypt. This declaration initiates the second plague, immediately following the initial threat in Exodus 8:2.
The words — The Hebrew verb שָׁרַץ (sha.Ratz) translates literally as "it will swarm," indicating explosive multiplication. The phrase וְ/עָלוּ (ve./'a.Lu) means "they will go up," stressing their upward movement from the Nile into domestic spaces.
The thread — The image of frogs filling royal chambers reappears in Psalms 105:30 as a historical recall of the same judgment. The reference to kneading bowls also surfaces in Exodus 12:34 when the Israelites depart Egypt.
Why it lands — The text states that frogs will invade palaces, bedrooms, ovens, and kneading bowls, demonstrating that divine judgment penetrates every sphere of life. It asks the reader to recognize that spiritual defiance produces consequences that breach all political and domestic boundaries.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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:
Cross-references
- Psalms 105:30 Their land teemed with frogs, even in their royal chambers.
- Exodus 12:34 So the people took their dough before it was leavened, carrying it on their shoulders in kneading bowls wrapped in clothing.