Exodus 8:7
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New International Version (©2011)
But the magicians did the same things by their secret arts; they also made frogs come up on the land of Egypt.

New Living Translation (©2007)
But the magicians were able to do the same thing with their magic. They, too, caused frogs to come up on the land of Egypt.

English Standard Version (©2001)
But the magicians did the same by their secret arts and made frogs come up on the land of Egypt.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
The magicians did the same with their secret arts, making frogs come up on the land of Egypt.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
And the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
But the magicians did the same thing by their occult practices and brought frogs up onto the land of Egypt.

International Standard Version (©2012)
But the magicians did the same thing with their secret arts, and they brought up frogs on the land of Egypt.

NET Bible (©2006)
The magicians did the same with their secret arts and brought up frogs on the land of Egypt too.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
But the magicians did the same thing using their magic spells and brought frogs onto the land.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt.

American King James Version
And the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs on the land of Egypt.

American Standard Version
And the magicians did in like manner with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the magicians also by their enchantments did in like manner, and the brought forth frogs upon all the land of Egypt

Darby Bible Translation
And the scribes did so with their sorceries, and brought up frogs on the land of Egypt.

English Revised Version
And the magicians did in like manner with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt.

World English Bible
The magicians did the same thing with their enchantments, and brought up frogs on the land of Egypt.

Young's Literal Translation
and the scribes do so with their flashings, and cause the frogs to come up against the land of Egypt.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

8:1-15 Pharaoh is plagued with frogs; their vast numbers made them sore plagues to the Egyptians. God could have plagued Egypt with lions, or bears, or wolves, or with birds of prey, but he chose to do it by these despicable creatures. God, when he pleases, can arm the smallest parts of the creation against us. He thereby humbled Pharaoh. They should neither eat, nor drink, nor sleep in quiet; but wherever they were, they should be troubled by the frogs. God's curse upon a man will pursue him wherever he goes, and lie heavy upon him whatever he does. Pharaoh gave way under this plague. He promises that he will let the people go. Those who bid defiance to God and prayer, first or last, will be made to see their need of both. But when Pharaoh saw there was respite, he hardened his heart. Till the heart is renewed by the grace of God, the thoughts made by affliction do not abide; the convictions wear off, and the promises that were given are forgotten. Till the state of the air is changed, what thaws in the sun will freeze again in the shade.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 7. - The magicians did so... and brought up frogs. Here again, as in their imitation of the first plague (Exodus 7:22), sleight of hand may have been the means employed by the magicians; or possibly they may have merely claimed that their enchantments "brought up" frogs, which were in reality the consequence of Aaron's act (ver. 2).

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Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the magicians did so with their enchantments, &c. By their secret wiles and juggling tricks:

and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt, that is, some few, as a proof of their art and skill, and to show that Moses and Aaron did but what they could do; but what they did either were only in appearance, deceiving the sight of Pharaoh and his people, or real frogs were brought to them by the help of devils, but not in such numbers: and besides, this was adding to the plague, and not diminishing it; had they done anything to the purpose, they should have removed it at once, or destroyed the frogs; but that they could not do, of which Pharaoh being sensible, he therefore entreated for the removal of them by Moses and Aaron. To this plague there seems to be some reference at the pouring out of the sixth vial, Revelation 16:13.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

7. the magicians did so with their enchantments—required no great art to make the offensive reptiles appear on any small spot of ground. What they undertook to do already existed in abundance all around. They would better have shown their power by removing the frogs.

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The Second Plague: Frogs
…6And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt. 7And the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs on the land of Egypt. 8Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, Entreat 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 to the LORD. …

Exodus 7:11 Pharaoh then summoned wise men and sorcerers, and the Egyptian magicians also did the same things by their secret arts:
Exodus 7:22 But the Egyptian magicians did the same things by their secret arts, and Pharaoh's heart became hard; he would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the LORD had said.
Exodus 8:18 But when the magicians tried to produce gnats by their secret arts, they could not. Since the gnats were on people and animals everywhere,