The frogs shall depart from you, and from your houses, and from your servants, and from your people. They shall remain in the river only.”
Parallel translations
- KJV 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.
- BSB The frogs will depart from you and your houses and your officials and your people; they will remain only in the Nile.”
- NKJV And the frogs shall depart from you, from your houses, from your servants, and from your people. They shall remain in the river only.”
- NASB The frogs will depart from you and your houses, and from your servants and your people; they will be left only in the Nile.”
- NLT The frogs will leave you and your houses, your officials, and your people. They will remain only in the Nile River.”
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Quick answer
Moses promises the frogs will leave the people but remain in the river. The relief will be partial yet pointed, proving God's word.
Overview
Moses specifies that the frogs will depart from homes and people but remain in their natural place, the river. The precision of the promise sets up a clear demonstration of God's faithfulness to His exact word. Such fulfilled detail builds confidence that God keeps every promise He makes, a confidence ultimately anchored in the One in whom all God's promises are Yes and Amen.
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Cross-references · 2
- Exod 8:9Moses said to Pharaoh, “I give you the honor of setting the time that I should pray for you, and for your servants, and for your people, that the frogs be destroyed from you and your houses, and remain in the river only.”
- Exod 8:3and the river shall swarm with frogs, which shall go up and come into your house, and into your bedroom, and on your bed, and into the house of your servants, and on your people, and into your ovens, and into your kneading troughs:
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