Exodus 8:13

ESV And the Lord did according to the word of Moses. The frogs died out in the houses, the courtyards, and the fields.

NIV And the Lord did what Moses asked. The frogs died in the houses, in the courtyards and in the fields.

NASB The Lord did according to the word of Moses, and the frogs died out of the houses, the courtyards, and the fields.

CSB The Lord did as Moses had said: the frogs in the houses, courtyards, and fields died.

NLT And the Lord did just what Moses had predicted. The frogs in the houses, the courtyards, and the fields all died.

KJV 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.

NKJV So the Lord did according to the word of Moses. And the frogs died out of the houses, out of the courtyards, and out of the fields.

What does Exodus 8:13 mean?

This verse indicates that God did precisely as Moses said He would. This does not mean that the Lord followed Moses' commands. It demonstrates that Moses' earlier words were truly a message from God (Exodus 3:10; 5:1–3; 7:2). Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron to ask for relief from a plague of frogs (Exodus 8:8). Moses agreed to a timeline, so Pharaoh would know that it was the Lord who controlled the situation (Exodus 8:9–11).

As expected, the invasion of frogs which infested every aspect of Egyptian life (Exodus 8:3–4) was stopped. Most likely, Pharaoh was not expecting this exact mechanism. The plague has already demeaned the Egyptian goddess associated with frogs, Heqet, by proving that only the God of Israel has power. Now, the symbols of her power drop dead, all at once. The corruption of the Nile created a revolting stench (Exodus 7:20–21). The second plague, as well, makes a disgusting mess of Egypt (Exodus 8:14).

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