Exodus 8:2
But if thou wilt not let them go behold I will strike all thy coasts with frogs.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- sin autem nolueris dimittere, ecce ego percutiam omnes terminos tuos ranis,
- Septuagint (Swete)
- εἰ δὲ μὴ βούλει σὺ ἐξαποστεῖλαι, ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ τύπτω πάντα τὰ ὅριά σου τοῖς βατράχοις.
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from Exodus 7:27
- וְאִם מָאֵ֥ן אַתָּ֖ה לְשַׁלֵּ֑חַ הִנֵּ֣ה אָנֹכִ֗י נֹגֵ֛ף אֶת כָּל גְּבוּלְךָ֖ בַּֽצְפַרְדְּעִֽים
The Fathers on this verse
Origen Origen's Commentary on Matthew, Chapter XVI
“ And Jesus went out thence and withdrew into the parts of Tyre and Sidon. And behold a Canaanitish woman. ” Whence the “thence”? Was it from the land of Gennesaret, concerning which it was said before, “And when they had crossed over they came into the land of Gennesaret?” But He withdrew, perhaps because the Pharisees were offended when they heard that “not that which entereth in, but that which proceedeth out, defileth the man;” and that, because of their being suspected of plotting against Him, it is said, “He withdrew,” is manifest from the passage, “And when He heard that John was delivered up He withdrew into Galilee.” Perhaps also on this account, when describing the things in this place, Mark says that “He rose up and went into the borders of Tyre, and having entered into the house wished no man to know it.” It is probable that He sought to avoid the Pharisees who were offended …