Exodus 8:12

ESV So Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh, and Moses cried to the Lord about the frogs, as he had agreed with Pharaoh.

NIV After Moses and Aaron left Pharaoh, Moses cried out to the Lord about the frogs he had brought on Pharaoh.

NASB Then Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh, and Moses cried out to the Lord concerning the frogs which He had inflicted upon Pharaoh.

CSB After Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh, Moses cried out to the Lord for help concerning the frogs that he had brought against Pharaoh.

NLT So Moses and Aaron left Pharaoh’s palace, and Moses cried out to the Lord about the frogs he had inflicted on Pharaoh.

KJV And Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh: and Moses cried unto the Lord because of the frogs which he had brought against Pharaoh.

NKJV Then Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh. And Moses cried out to the Lord concerning the frogs which He had brought against Pharaoh.

What does Exodus 8:12 mean?

When his magicians achieved only partial success (Exodus 8:5–7), Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron to make a deal (Exodus 8:8). Pharaoh promised to free Israel, and Moses agreed to petition the Lord so that Pharaoh would understand that only the Lord God of Israel was to be worshipped (Exodus 8:9–11). Moses and Aaron now leave, presumably from Pharaoh's palace, and Moses makes good on his side of the arrangement.

Moses has already been told that Pharaoh will be resistant (Exodus 3:19–20). Pharaoh has been brutal (Exodus 1:11–14) and spiteful (Exodus 5:4–9). Yet Moses is not in control of the situation—the Lord is (Exodus 6:1). He doesn't presume to know what will happen, or what should happen. Though certainly expecting a certain answer (Exodus 8:11), Moses simply prays with integrity (Matthew 5:37; James 5:12) and puts the situation into God's hands.

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