Exodus 7:10

Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh, and they did so, as Yahweh had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh and before his servants, and it became a serpent.

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WEBBE

Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh, and they did so, as the LORD had commanded. Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh and before his servants, and it became a serpent.

BSB

So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did just as the LORD had commanded. Aaron threw his staff down before Pharaoh and his officials, and it became a serpent.

KJV

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.

ASV

And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so, as Jehovah had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh and before his servants, and it became a serpent.

BBE

Then Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh and they did as the Lord had said: and Aaron put his rod down on the earth before Pharaoh and his servants, and it became a snake.

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וַיָּבֹא vai·ya·vo' and he went H935 מֹשֶׁה mo·sheh Moses H4872 וְאַהֲרֹן ve·'a·ha·ron and Aaron H175 אֶל־ 'el- to H413 פַּרְעֹה par·'oh Pharaoh H6547 וַיַּעַשׂוּ vai·ya·'a·su and they did H6213 כֵן khen so H3651 כַּאֲשֶׁר ka·'a·sher just as H834 צִוָּה tzi·vah he had commanded H6680 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 וַיַּשְׁלֵךְ vai·yash·lekh and he threw down H7993 אַהֲרֹן 'a·ha·ron Aaron H175 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 מַטֵּהוּ ma·te·hu staff his H4294 לִפְנֵי lif·nei (to) before H6440 פַרְעֹה far·'oh Pharaoh H6547 וְלִפְנֵי ve·lif·nei and (to) before H6440 עֲבָדָיו 'a·va·dav servants his H5650 וַיְהִי vay·hi and it became H1961 לְתַנִּין le·ta·nin (into) a serpent H8577

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 8–13

What men dislike, because it opposes their pride and lusts, they will not be convinced of; but it is easy to cause them to believe things they wish to be true. God always sends with his word full proofs of its Divine authority; but when men are bent to disobey, and willing to object, he often permits a snare to be laid wherein they are entangled. The magicians were cheats, trying to copy the real miracles of Moses by secret sleights or jugglings, which to a small extent they succeeded in doing, so as to deceive the bystanders, but they were at length obliged to confess they could not any longer imitate the effects of Divine power. None assist more in the destruction of sinners, than such as resist the truth by amusing men with a counterfeit resemblance of it. Satan is most to be dreaded when transformed into an angel of light.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.