Exodus 8:9 - Exposition

Moses said unto Pharaoh, Glory over me . Probably a phrase of ordinary courtesy, meaning—" I submit to thy will have the honour of my submission." When shall I intreat? Literally "For when"— i.e; "for what date shall I make my prayer to God?" And so Pharaoh's answer is not "To-morrow," as in the Authorised Version, but "For tomorrow." Thy houses . It would seem that the frogs had invaded more than one palace of the Pharaoh. He had perhaps quitted Tanis, and gone to Memphis, when the plague came; but the frogs pursued him there.