Exodus 8:13-14

8:13 The Lord did as Moses asked ¹  – the ²  frogs died out of the houses, the villages, and the fields. 8:14 The Egyptians ³  piled them in countless heaps, ⁴  and the land stank.

[8:13]  ¹ tn Heb “according to the word of Moses” (so KJV, NASB). Just as Moses had told Pharaoh “according to your word” (v. 10), now the Lord does “according to the word” of Moses.

[8:13]  ² tn Heb “and the frogs died.”

[8:14]  ³ tn Heb “and they piled them.” For clarity the translation supplies the referent “the Egyptians” as the ones who were piling the frogs.

[8:14]  ⁴ tn The word “heaps” is repeated: חֳמָרִם הֳמָרִם (khomarim khomarim). The repetition serves to intensify the idea to the highest degree – “countless heaps” (see GKC 396 §123.e).