Exodus 7:8 - Forerunner Commentary

Exodus 7:8

6 Then Moses and Aaron ^adid so; just as the Lord commanded them, so they did.

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.

13 And Pharaoh’s heart grew hard, and he did not heed them, as the Lord had said.

The First Plague: Waters Become Blood

14 So the Lord said to Moses: ^a“Pharaoh’s heart is hard; he refuses to let the people go.

Verse Comparison: Exodus 7:8

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American Standard Version
And Jehovah spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

Amplified® Bible
And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron,

Contemporary English Version
The LORD said, "Moses, when the king asks you and Aaron to perform a miracle, command Aaron to throw his walking stick down in front of the king, and it will turn into a snake."

Darby English Version
And Jehovah spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

Good News Bible
The LORD said to Moses and Aaron,

King James Version
And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

New American Standard Bible
Now the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,

New International Version
The LORD said to Moses and Aaron,

New King James Version
Then the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Now the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,

Revised Standard Version
And the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,

Young's Literal Translation
And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

New English Translation
The Lord said¹ to Moses and Aaron,²

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