Exodus 8:5

“YHWH said to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Stretch out your hand with your staff over the rivers, over the canals, and over the pools, and bring up the frogs on the land of Egypt.’””

Exodus 8:5 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 8:5, word by word

YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yehva” appears
saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe

Moses

Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).

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Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon

Aaron

Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.

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‘Stretch outנְטֵהnete

stretch out

To reach out the hand, or set up a tent.

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your handיָדְyad

hand

The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.

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with your staffמַטֶּmate

staff

A straight stick used for support, as a weapon or as a sign of authority.

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the riversנְּהָרֹתneharot

river

River, stream; above all the Euphrates ("the River") or the Nile.

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the canalsיְאֹרִיםyeorim

Nile

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the poolsאֲגַמִּיםagamim

pool

A pool of still water that forms in low ground.

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and bring upהַעַלhaal

bring up

To make someone go up: "I led you up from Egypt".

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the frogsצְפַרְדְּעִיםtsefardim

frog

Frog.

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the landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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of Egypt.’מִצְרָיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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Places in this verse

JerusalemNileEgypt
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • 1Nile

    Today: Nile River, Uganda to Egypt and the Mediterranean

    Egypt's great river; it flows north to the Mediterranean Sea.

    Pharaoh dreamed beside the Nile (Gen 41:1). God turned its waters to blood (Exod 7:20), and baby Moses was placed on its bank (Exod 2:3-5).

    Genesis 41:1Exodus 7:20Exodus 2:52 Kings 19:24

  • 2Egypt

    Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)

    A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.

    Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).

    Genesis 12:10Genesis 37:28Exodus 12:41Matthew 2:14

The context

4The frogs will come up on you, on your people, and on all your servants.”’”

5 · This verse (above)

6So Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and the frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt.

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