Bible Strands
Exodus 8:6
So Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and the frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God commands Moses to instruct Aaron to perform this act during the third plague. Aaron executes the directive, initiating the judgment on Egypt.
The words — וַ/יֵּ֤ט (va/i.Yet) translates literally as "and he stretched out," denoting Aaron's physical gesture. וַ/תַּ֙עַל (va./Ta.'al) translates as "and it went up," describing the frogs' ascent from the water.
The thread — The plague is recalled in Psalms 78:45 and Psalms 105:30 as a historical event where frogs devastated the land and entered royal chambers. The narrative directly continues in Exodus 8:7, where the Egyptian magicians replicate the sign through their arts.
Why it lands — The text records a commanded action followed immediately by an uncontrolled natural consequence. It requires the reader to track the sequence of divine instruction, human obedience, and the resulting judgment without adding theological commentary.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt.
Cross-references
- Psalms 78:45 He sent swarms of flies that devoured them, and frogs that devastated them.
- Psalms 105:30 Their land teemed with frogs, even in their royal chambers.
- Leviticus 11:12 Everything in the water that does not have fins and scales shall be detestable to you.
- Revelation 16:13 And I saw three unclean spirits that looked like frogs coming out of the mouths of the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet.