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Exodus 8:6

Exodus 8:6
And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

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,…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

The frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt - In some ancient writers we have examples of a similar plague. The Abderites, according to Orosius, and the inhabitants of Paeonia and Dardania,…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Exodus 8:1-15

Pharaoh is here first threatened and then plagued with frogs, as afterwards, in this chapter, with lice and flies, little despicable inconsiderable animals, and yet by their vast numbers rendered sore…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Exodus 8:1-32

Exo 7:14 to Exo 11:5

The first nine Plagues

The narrative of the Plagues, like that of the preceding Chapter s, is composite. The details of the analysis depend partly upon literary criteria, partly…

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