KJV King James Version
For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods.
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Exodus 7:12
For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Each one threw down his staff, and it became a serpent. But Aaron’s staff swallowed up the other staffs.
WEB World English Bible
For they each cast down their rods, and they became serpents: but Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods.
ASV American Standard Version
For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and they cast down each his rod, and they become monsters, and the rod of Aaron swalloweth their rods;
Surrounding context — Exodus 7
9 When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Shew a miracle for you: then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast [it] before Pharaoh, [and] it shall become a serpent.
10 And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so as the LORD had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it became a serpent.
11 Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments.
12 For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods.
13 And he hardened Pharaoh’s heart, that he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.
14 And the LORD said unto Moses, Pharaoh’s heart [is] hardened, he refuseth to let the people go.
15 Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the water; and thou shalt stand by the river’s brink against he come; and the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thine hand.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיַּשְׁלִ֙יכוּ֙H7993 · sha.lakhto throwאִ֣ישׁH376 · ishmanמַטֵּ֔הוּH4294 · mat.tehtribe: rodוַיִּהְי֖וּH1961 · ha.yahto beלְתַנִּינִ֑םH8577 · tanjackalוַיִּבְלַ֥עH1104 · ba.lato swallow upמַטֵּֽה־H4294 · mat.tehtribe: rodאַהֲרֹ֖ןH175 · a.ha.ronAaronאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]מַטֹּתָֽם׃H4294 · mat.tehtribe: rod
Cross-references
1 John 4:4Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.Exodus 8:18-19And the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: so there were lice upon man, and upon beast.Exodus 9:11And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boil was upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians.Acts 8:9-13But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:Acts 19:19-20Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all [men]: and they counted the price of them, and found [it] fifty thousand [pieces] of silver.Acts 13:8-11But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith.
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