KJV King James Version
And Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh: and Moses cried unto the LORD because of the frogs which he had brought against Pharaoh.
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Exodus 8:12
And Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh: and Moses cried unto the LORD because of the frogs which he had brought against Pharaoh.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
After Moses and Aaron had left Pharaoh, Moses cried out to the LORD for help with the frogs that He had brought against Pharaoh.
WEB World English Bible
Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh, and Moses cried to Yahweh concerning the frogs which he had brought on Pharaoh.
ASV American Standard Version
And Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh: and Moses cried unto Jehovah concerning the frogs which he had brought upon Pharaoh.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Moses—Aaron also—goeth out from Pharaoh, and Moses crieth unto Jehovah, concerning the matter of the frogs which He hath set on Pharaoh;
Surrounding context — Exodus 8
9 And Moses said unto Pharaoh, Glory over me: when shall I intreat for thee, and for thy servants, and for thy people, to destroy the frogs from thee and thy houses, [that] they may remain in the river only?
10 And he said, To morrow. And he said, [Be it] according to thy word: that thou mayest know that [there is] none like unto the LORD our God.
11 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.
12 And Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh: and Moses cried unto the LORD because of the frogs which he had brought against Pharaoh.
13 And the LORD did according to the word of Moses; and the frogs died out of the houses, out of the villages, and out of the fields.
14 And they gathered them together upon heaps: and the land stank.
15 But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart, and hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיֵּצֵ֥אH3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeמֹשֶׁ֛הH4872 · mo.shehMosesוְאַהֲרֹ֖ןH175 · a.ha.ronAaronמֵעִ֣םH5973 · imwithפַּרְעֹ֑הH6547 · par.ohPharaohוַיִּצְעַ֤קH6817 · tsa.aqto cryמֹשֶׁה֙H4872 · mo.shehMosesאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)יְהוָ֔הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDעַל־H5921 · aluponדְּבַ֥רH1697 · da.varwordהַֽצְפַרְדְּעִ֖יםH6854 · tse.phar.de.afrogאֲשֶׁר־H834 · a.sherwhichשָׂ֥םH7760 · sumto set: makeלְפַרְעֹֽה׃H6547 · par.ohPharaoh
Cross-references
James 5:16-18Confess [your] faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.Ezekiel 36:37Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will yet [for] this be inquired of by the house of Israel, to do [it] for them; I will increase them with men like a flock.Exodus 9:33And Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread abroad his hands unto the LORD: and the thunders and hail ceased, and the rain was not poured upon the earth.Exodus 8:8Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, Intreat the LORD, that he may take away the frogs from me, and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may do sacrifice unto the LORD.Exodus 10:18And he went out from Pharaoh, and intreated the LORD.Exodus 8:30And Moses went out from Pharaoh, and intreated the LORD.1 Samuel 12:23Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way:Exodus 32:11And Moses besought the LORD his God, and said, LORD, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand?
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