Exodus 7:12
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.
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.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Each one threw down his staff, and it became a serpent. But Aaron’s staff swallowed up the other staffs.
- KJV
- For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods.
- WEB
- For they each cast down their rods, and they became serpents; but Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods.
- ASV
- For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron`s rod swallowed up their rods.
- DARBY
- they cast down every man his staff, and they became serpents; but Aaron's staff swallowed up their staves.
- BLB
- And each man cast down his staff, and they became monsters, and the staff of Aaron swallowed up their staffs.
- ÅB
- de kastet hver sin stav, og de ble til slanger; men Arons stav slukte deres staver.
- OTB
- Hver av dem kastet sin stav, og de ble til slanger. Men Arons stav slukte deres staver.
- B1930
- de kastet hver sin stav, og de blev til slanger; men Arons stav slukte deres staver.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 John 4:4
Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
Read in contextExodus 8:18–19
And the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: so there were lice upon man, and upon beast.
Read in contextExodus 9:11
And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boil was upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians.
Read in contextActs 13:8–11
But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith.
Read in contextActs 8:9–13
But 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:
Read in contextActs 19:19–20
Many 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.
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