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Exodus 8:2

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And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs:
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  1. Exodus 7:14Rank 1 from verse 2
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    14¶ And the Lord said unto Moses, Pharaoh’s heart is hardened, he refuseth to let the people go.

  2. Exodus 9:2Rank 2 from verse 2
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    2For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still,

  3. Psalms 78:45Rank 3 from verse 2
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    45He sent divers sorts of flies among them, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them.

  4. Psalms 105:30Rank 4 from verse 2
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    30Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, in the chambers of their kings.

  5. Revelation 16:13–14Rank 5 from verse 2
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    13And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.

    14For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.

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Exodus 8:2

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

let

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Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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behold

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1. Used as an attention word or command directing someone to look at or take notice of the person, thing, statement, or event presented: look; see; take notice. 2. As a verb, to look upon, see, observe, or witness.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

smite

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To strike, hit, beat, wound, kill, defeat, destroy, afflict, plague, or bring a forceful blow, judgment, correction, or rebuke upon someone or something.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

borders

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Plural form of border (the edge, boundary, or limit of a country, region, garment, or object).

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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1AND the Lord spake unto Moses, Go unto Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Let my people go, that they may serve me.

2And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs:

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3And the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which shall go up and come into thine house, and into thy bedchamber, and upon thy bed, and into the house of thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thine ovens, and into thy kneadingtroughs:

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