Exodus 8:11

ESV The frogs shall go away from you and your houses and your servants and your people. They shall be left only in the Nile."

NIV The frogs will leave you and your houses, your officials and your people; they will remain only in the Nile."

NASB The frogs will depart from you and your houses, and from your servants and your people; they will be left only in the Nile.'

CSB the frogs will go away from you, your houses, your officials, and your people. The frogs will remain only in the Nile."

NLT The frogs will leave you and your houses, your officials, and your people. They will remain only in the Nile River.'

KJV 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.

NKJV And the frogs shall depart from you, from your houses, from your servants, and from your people. They shall remain in the river only.”

What does Exodus 8:11 mean?

Moses has agreed to advocate for the end of the plague of frogs (Exodus 8:5–6) now that Pharaoh has claimed he will release the Israelite slaves (Exodus 8:8). Pharaoh was told to select when the disaster would end, so that there would be no doubt that it was done by the power of God (Exodus 8:9–10).

As with many of the plagues, this incident emphasizes the power of the Lord above that of imaginary deities and human kings. Despite Pharaoh's power and spite (Exodus 5:6–9), he can only give orders from one human to other humans. His magicians have some ability (Exodus 7:10–12, 22–23), but not enough to stop the current trouble. Egyptian religion includes deities like Heqet, the frog goddess, but she is ineffective. The same was true of Hapi and Khnum, idols connected to the Nile River (Exodus 7:19–20).

Pharaoh is used as an example of a lesson he himself will never really learn. Only the most extreme pressure (Exodus 3:19–20) will lead him to release the slaves (Exodus 8:15). Even that will be temporary (Exodus 14:5–9), resulting in brutal defeat and death (Exodus 14:27–29). Stubbornness against God never leads to positive ends. Sooner or later, there comes a point of no return followed by disaster (Proverbs 29:1).

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