However, (A)the soothsayer priests did the same with their secret arts, [a]making frogs come up on the land of Egypt.

Then Pharaoh (B)called for Moses and Aaron and said, “(C)Plead with the Lord [b]to remove the frogs from me and from my people; and (D)I will let the people go, so that they may sacrifice to the Lord.” And Moses said to Pharaoh, “[c]The honor is yours to tell me: when shall I plead for you and your servants and your people, [d]that the frogs be destroyed from you and your houses, that they be left only in the Nile?”

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 8:7 Lit and made
  2. Exodus 8:8 Lit that He remove
  3. Exodus 8:9 Lit Glory over me
  4. Exodus 8:9 Lit cut off the frogs from

But the magicians did the same things by their secret arts;(A) they also made frogs come up on the land of Egypt.

Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “Pray(B) to the Lord to take the frogs away from me and my people, and I will let your people go to offer sacrifices(C) to the Lord.”

Moses said to Pharaoh, “I leave to you the honor of setting the time(D) for me to pray for you and your officials and your people that you and your houses may be rid of the frogs, except for those that remain in the Nile.”

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