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Aaron reached out with his staff over all the waters of Egypt, and countless frogs came forth and soon covered the land. They were everywhere. The most talented magicians in Pharaoh’s Egypt were called to perform the same act with their incantations and they, too, called forth the frogs into Egypt.

Pharaoh’s magicians may be able to conjure up frogs, but they can’t make them leave.

Pharaoh sent for Moses and Aaron.

Pharaoh: Plead with the Eternal to remove the frogs from my land, from my house, and from the houses of my people. If He does this, I will release the people so that they can go sacrifice to the Eternal One.

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So Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and the frogs(A) came up and covered the land. But the magicians did the same things by their secret arts;(B) they also made frogs come up on the land of Egypt.

Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “Pray(C) to the Lord to take the frogs away from me and my people, and I will let your people go to offer sacrifices(D) to the Lord.”

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