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Exodus 7:9
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7 And Moses was aeighty years old and bAaron eighty-three years old when they spoke to Pharaoh.  

Aaron’s Miraculous Rod

8 Then the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,
9 “When Pharaoh speaks to you, saying, a‘Show a miracle for yourselves,’ then you shall say to Aaron, b‘Take your rod and cast it before Pharaoh, and let it become a serpent.’ ”  
10 So Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh, and they did so, just aas the Lord commanded. And Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh and before his servants, and it bbecame a serpent.  
11 But Pharaoh also acalled the wise men and bthe sorcerers; so the magicians of Egypt, they also cdid in like manner with their enchantments.  
12 For every man threw down his rod, and they became serpents. But Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods.
Verse Comparison: Exodus 7:9

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American Standard Version
When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Show a wonder for you; then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it down before Pharaoh, that it become a serpent.

Amplified® Bible
When Pharaoh says to you, Prove [your authority] by a miracle, then tell Aaron, Throw your rod down before Pharaoh, that it may become a serpent.

Contemporary English Version
(SEE 7:8)

Darby English Version
When Pharaoh shall speak to you, saying, Do a miracle for yourselves, -- then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy staff and cast [it] before Pharaoh -- it will become a serpent.

Good News Bible
"If the king demands that you prove yourselves by performing a miracle, tell Aaron to take his walking stick and throw it down in front of the king, and it will turn into a snake."

King James Version
When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Show a miracle for you: then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it before Pharaoh, and it shall become a serpent.

New American Standard Bible
"When Pharaoh speaks to you, saying, `Work a miracle,' then you shall say to Aaron, `Take your staff and throw {it} down before Pharaoh, {that} it may become a serpent.'"

New International Version
"When Pharaoh says to you, 'Perform a miracle,' then say to Aaron, 'Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh,' and it will become a snake."

New King James Version
"When Pharaoh speaks to you, saying, 'Show a miracle for yourselves,' then you shall say to Aaron, 'Take your rod and cast it before Pharaoh, and let it become a serpent.'"

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
When Pharaoh speaks to you, saying, 'Work a miracle,' then you shall say to Aaron, 'Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh, that it may become a serpent.'"

Revised Standard Version
"When Pharaoh says to you, 'Prove yourselves by working a miracle,' then you shall say to Aaron, 'Take your rod and cast it down before Pharaoh, that it may become a serpent.'"

Young's Literal Translation
`When Pharaoh speaketh unto you, saying, Give for yourselves a wonder; then thou hast said unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast before Pharaoh -- it becometh a monster.'


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