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THE MESSAGE

Exodus 8:7

But again the magicians did the same thing using their incantations—they also produced frogs in Egypt.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Frogs;   Magician;   Miracles;   Plague;   Sorcery;   Thompson Chain Reference - Lying Wonders;   Magic;   Wonders;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Egypt;   Miracles through Evil Agents;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Goshen;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Enchantments;   Frog;   Plague;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Magi;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Aaron's Rod;   Exodus, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Exodus;   Frog;   Moses;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Divination;   Frog;   Miracles;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Frog;   Nile;   Plagues of egypt;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Enchantments;   Frog,;   Plagues, the Ten,;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Frog;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Exodus, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Plagues of Egypt;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Ben Naphtali;   Jannes and Jambres;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
The magicians did in like manner with their enchantments, and brought up frogs on the land of Mitzrayim.
King James Version
And the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt.
Lexham English Bible
And the magicians did likewise with their secret arts, and they brought up frogs over the land of Egypt.
New Century Version
The magicians used their tricks to do the same thing, so even more frogs came up onto the land of Egypt.
New English Translation
The magicians did the same with their secret arts and brought up frogs on the land of Egypt too.
Amplified Bible
But the magicians (soothsayer-priests) did the same thing with their secret arts and enchantments, and brought up [more] frogs on the land of Egypt.
New American Standard Bible
However, the soothsayer priests did the same with their secret arts, making frogs come up on the land of Egypt.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the sorcerers did likewise with their sorceries, and brought frogges vp vpon the land of Egypt.
Legacy Standard Bible
And the magicians did the same with their secret arts; they caused the frogs to come up on the land of Egypt.
Contemporary English Version
But the magicians used their secret powers to do the same thing.
Complete Jewish Bible
(v) The frogs will leave you and your homes, also your servants and your people; they will stay in the river only."
Darby Translation
And the scribes did so with their sorceries, and brought up frogs on the land of Egypt.
Easy-to-Read Version
The magicians used their magic to do the same thing—so even more frogs came out onto the land in Egypt!
English Standard Version
But the magicians did the same by their secret arts and made frogs come up on the land of Egypt.
George Lamsa Translation
And the magicians did the same with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt.
Good News Translation
But the magicians used magic, and they also made frogs come up on the land.
Christian Standard Bible®
But the magicians did the same thing by their occult practices and brought frogs up onto the land of Egypt.
Literal Translation
And the priests did so with their secret arts. And they brought up the frogs on the land of Egypt.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The Sorcerers also dyd likewyse, wt their Sorcerirs, & caused frogges to come vpo ye lode of Egipte.
American Standard Version
And the magicians did in like manner with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt.
Bible in Basic English
And the wonder-workers did the same with their secret arts, making frogs come up over the land of Egypt.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the sorcerers did likewise with their sorcerie, and brought frogges vp vpon the lande of Egypt.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
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.'
King James Version (1611)
And the Magicians did so with their inchantments, and brought vp frogges vpon the land of Egypt.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the charmers of the Egyptians also did likewise with their sorceries, and brought up the frogs on the land of Egypt.
English Revised Version
And the magicians did in like manner with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt.
Berean Standard Bible
But the magicians did the same thing by their magic arts, and they also brought frogs up onto the land of Egypt.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe and the witchis diden in lijk maner bi her enchauntementis; and thei brouyten forth paddoks on the lond of Egipt.
Young's Literal Translation
and the scribes do so with their flashings, and cause the frogs to come up against the land of Egypt.
Update Bible Version
And the sacred scholars did in like manner with their magic, and brought up frogs on the land of Egypt.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt.
World English Bible
The magicians did in like manner with their enchantments, and brought up frogs on the land of Egypt.
New King James Version
And the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs on the land of Egypt.
New Living Translation
But the magicians were able to do the same thing with their magic. They, too, caused frogs to come up on the land of Egypt.
New Life Bible
But the wonder-workers did the same thing using their secret ways. They made frogs come up on the land of Egypt.
New Revised Standard
But the magicians did the same by their secret arts, and brought frogs up on the land of Egypt.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the sacred scribes did in like manner, with their secret arts, - and brought up frogs over the land of Egypt.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the magicians also, by their enchantments, did in like manner, and they brought forth frogs upon the land of Egypt.
Revised Standard Version
But the magicians did the same by their secret arts, and brought frogs upon the land of Egypt.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The magicians did the same with their secret arts, making frogs come up on the land of Egypt.

Contextual Overview

1 God said to Moses, "Go to Pharaoh and tell him, ‘ God 's Message: Release my people so they can worship me. If you refuse to release them, I'm warning you, I'll hit the whole country with frogs. The Nile will swarm with frogs—they'll come up into your houses, into your bedrooms and into your beds, into your servants' quarters, among the people, into your ovens and pots and pans. They'll be all over you, all over everyone—frogs everywhere, on and in everything!'" 5 God said to Moses, "Tell Aaron, ‘Wave your staff over the rivers and canals and ponds. Bring up frogs on the land of Egypt.'" 6 Aaron stretched his staff over the waters of Egypt and a mob of frogs came up and covered the country. 7 But again the magicians did the same thing using their incantations—they also produced frogs in Egypt. 8 Pharaoh called in Moses and Aaron and said, "Pray to God to rid us of these frogs. I'll release the people so that they can make their sacrifices and worship God ." 9 Moses said to Pharaoh, "Certainly. Set the time. When do you want the frogs out of here, away from your servants and people and out of your houses? You'll be rid of frogs except for those in the Nile." 10"Make it tomorrow." Moses said, "Tomorrow it is—so you'll realize that there is no God like our God . The frogs will be gone. You and your houses and your servants and your people, free of frogs. The only frogs left will be the ones in the Nile." 12Moses and Aaron left Pharaoh, and Moses prayed to God about the frogs he had brought on Pharaoh. God responded to Moses' prayer: The frogs died off—houses, courtyards, fields, all free of frogs. They piled the frogs in heaps. The country reeked of dead frogs. 15 But when Pharaoh saw that he had some breathing room, he got stubborn again and wouldn't listen to Moses and Aaron. Just as God had said.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

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

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the magicians did so with their enchantments, c] By their secret wiles and juggling tricks:

and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt, that is, some few, as a proof of their art and skill, and to show that Moses and Aaron did but what they could do but what they did either were only in appearance, deceiving the sight of Pharaoh and his people, or real frogs were brought to them by the help of devils, but not in such numbers: and besides, this was adding to the plague, and not diminishing it; had they done anything to the purpose, they should have removed it at once, or destroyed the frogs; but that they could not do, of which Pharaoh being sensible, he therefore entreated for the removal of them by Moses and Aaron. To this plague there seems to be some reference at the pouring out of the sixth vial, Revelation 16:13.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The magicians would seem to have been able to increase the plague, but not to remove it; hence, Pharaoh’s application to Moses, the first symptoms of yielding.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Exodus 8:7. The magicians did so — A little juggling or dexterity of hand might have been quite sufficient for the imitation of this miracle, because frogs in abundance had already been produced; and some of these kept in readiness might have been brought forward by the magicians, as proofs of their pretended power and equality in influence to Moses and Aaron.


 
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