Exodus 8:3

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:

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
river	הַיְאֹר֮ hay.'Or	H2975	a channel · definite article + proper noun, a place name
forth	וְשָׁרַ֣ץ ve.sha.Ratz	H8317	to wriggle · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
frogs	צְפַרְדְּעִים֒ tze.far.de.'Im	H6854	a marsh-leaper · noun, common masculine plural absolute
abundantly	שָׁרַץ shârats	H8317	to wriggle
up	וְעָלוּ֙ ve.'a.Lu	H5927	to ascend · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person common plural
come	וּבָ֣אוּ u.Va.'u	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person common plural
house	בְּבֵיתֶ֔ךָ be.vei.Te.kha	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
bedchamber	וּבַחֲדַ֥ר u.va.cha.Dar	H2315	an apartment (usually literal) · conjunction + preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
bed	מִטָּתֶ֑ךָ mi.ta.Te.kha	H4296	a bed (as extended) forsleeping or eating · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
house	וּבְבֵ֤ית u.ve.Veit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · conjunction + preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
servants	עֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙ 'a.va.Dei.kha	H5650	a servant · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
people	וּבְעַמֶּ֔ךָ u.ve.'a.Me.kha	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · conjunction + preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
ovens	וּבְתַנּוּרֶ֖יךָ u.ve.ta.nu.Rei.kha	H8574	a fire-pot · conjunction + preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
kneadingtroughs	וּבְמִשְׁאֲרוֹתֶֽיךָ u.ve.mish.'a.ro.Tei.kha	H4863	a kneading-trough (in which the dough rises) · conjunction + preposition + noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Psalms 105:30 Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, in the chambers of their kings.
Exodus 12:34 And the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneadingtroughs being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 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 plagues to the Egyptians. God could have plagued them with lions, or bears, or wolves, or with vultures or other birds of prey; but he chose to do it by these contemptible instruments. 1. That he might magnify his own power. He is Lord of the hosts of the whole creation, has them all at his beck, and makes what use he pleases of them. Some have thought that the power of God is shown as much in the making of an ant as in the making of an elephant; so is his providence in serving his own purposes…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 8:3

bedchamber . . . bed--mats strewed on the floor as well as more sumptuous divans of the rich. ovens--holes made in the ground and the sides of which are plastered with mortar. kneading-troughs--Those used in Egypt were bowls of wicker or rush work. What must have been the state of the people when they could find no means of escape from the cold, damp touch and unsightly presence of the frogs, as they alighted on every article and vessel of food!

Adam Clarke on Exodus 8:3

The river shall bring forth frogs abundantly - The river Nile, which was an object of their adoration, was here one of the instruments of their punishment. The expression, bring forth abundantly, not only shows the vast numbers of those animals, which should now infest the land, but it seems also to imply that all the spawn or ova of those animals which were already in the river and marshes, should be brought miraculously to a state of perfection. We may suppose that the animals were already in an embryo existence, but multitudes of them would not have come to a state of perfection had it not been for this miraculous interference. This supposition will appear the more natural when it is cons…

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John Gill

Dictionary and topics

Bed — (Heb. mittah), for rest at night (Ex. 8:3; 1 Sam. 19:13, 15, 16, etc.); during sickness (Gen. 47:31; 48:2; 49:33, etc.); as a sofa for rest (1 Sam. 28:23; Amos 3:12). Another Hebrew word (er’es) so…
Bed-chamber — An apartment in Eastern houses, furnished with a slightly elevated platform at the upper end and sometimes along the sides, on which were laid mattresses. This was the general arrangement of the…
Frog — (Heb. tsepharde’a, meaning a “marsh-leaper”). This reptile is mentioned in the Old Testament only in connection with one of the plagues which fell on the land of Egypt (Ex. 8:2-14; Ps. 78:45;…
Kneading-trough — The vessel in which the dough, after being mixed and leavened, was left to swell or ferment (Ex. 8:3; 12:34; Deut. 28:5, 7). The dough in the vessels at the time of the Exodus was still unleavened,…
Nadab — Liberal, generous. (1.) The eldest of Aaron’s four sons (Ex. 6:23; Num. 3:2). He with his brothers and their father were consecrated as priests of Jehovah (Ex. 28:1). He afterwards perished with…
Oven — Heb. tannur, (Hos. 7:4). In towns there appear to have been public ovens. There was a street in Jerusalem (Jer. 37:21) called “bakers’ street” (the only case in which the name of a street in…
Plague — A “stroke” of affliction, or disease. Sent as a divine chastisement (Num. 11:33; 14:37; 16:46-49; 2 Sam. 24:21). Painful afflictions or diseases, (Lev. 13:3, 5, 30; 1 Kings 8:37), or severe calamity…
Plagues, The Ten — The occasion on which the plagues were sent is described in Exod 3-12.
Beds · Antiquity of — Antiquity of
Bread · .Knea — .Knea
Frogs · Plague of — Plague of

Exodus 8:3

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Matthew Henry on Exodus 8:1-15

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 8:3

Adam Clarke on Exodus 8:3

John Gill

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Exodus 8:3

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 8:1-15

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 8:3

Adam Clarke on Exodus 8:3

John Gill

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Exodus 8:1-7

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Exodus 8:1-15

Rashi on Exodus 8:2