Exodus 8:1
And YHWH says to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh, and you have said to him, Thus said YHWH: Send My people away, and they serve Me;
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In Context
2and if you are refusing to send [them] away, behold, I am striking all your border with frogs;
Cross References
Exodus 3:18And they have listened to your voice, and you have entered, you and [the] elderly of Israel, to the king of Egypt, and you have said to him: YHWH, God of the Hebrews, has met with us; and now, please let us go a journey of three days into the wilderness, and we sacrifice to our God YHWH.
Exodus 5:1And afterward Moses and Aaron have entered, and they say to Pharaoh, “Thus said YHWH, God of Israel: Send My people away, and they keep a celebration for Me in the wilderness”;
Joshua 8:18And YHWH says to Joshua, “Stretch out with the javelin which [is] in your hand toward Ai, for I give it into your hand”; and Joshua stretches out with the javelin which [is] in his hand toward the city,
Jeremiah 1:17And you, you gird up your loins, and have arisen, and spoken to them all that I command you: do not be frightened because of them, lest I frighten you before them.
Ezekiel 2:6And you, son of man, you are not afraid of them, indeed, you are not afraid of their words, for briers and thorns are with you, and you are dwelling near scorpions, you are not afraid of their words, and you are not frightened of their faces, for they [are] a house of rebellion,
Matthew Henry on Exodus 8:1
Three more of the plagues of Egypt are related in this chapter, I. That of the frogs, which is, 1. Threatened, ver. 1-4 . 2. Inflicted, ver. 5, 6 . 3. Mimicked by the magicians, ver. 7 . 4. Removed, at the humble request of Pharaoh ( ver. 8-14 ), who yet hardens his heart, and, notwithstanding his promise while the plague was upon him ( ver. 8 ), refuses to let Israel go, ver. 15 . II. The plague of lice ( ver. 16, 17 ), by which, 1. The magicians were baffled ( ver. 18, 19 ), and yet, 2. Pharaoh was hardened,… Read the whole commentary →