Exodus 7:12
Strong's Lexicon
Each
אִ֣ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 376: 1) man 1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female) 1b) husband 1c) human being, person (in contrast to God) 1d) servant 1e) mankind 1f) champion 1g) great man 2) whosoever 3) each (adjective)

one threw down
וַיַּשְׁלִ֙יכוּ֙ (way·yaš·lî·ḵū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7993: 1) to throw, cast, hurl, fling 1a) (Hiphil) 1a1) to throw, cast, throw away, cast off, shed, cast down 1a2) to cast (lots) (fig) 1b) (Hophal) 1b1) to be thrown, be cast 1b2) to be cast forth or out 1b3) to be cast down 1b4) to be cast (metaph)

his staff,
מַטֵּ֔הוּ (maṭ·ṭê·hū)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4294: 1) staff, branch, tribe 1a) staff, rod, shaft 1b) branch (of vine) 1c) tribe 1c1) company led by chief with staff (originally)

and it became
וַיִּהְי֖וּ (way·yih·yū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1961: 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) ----- 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 1a2) to come into being, become 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 1a2b) to become 1a2b1) to become 1a2b2) to become like 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 1a3) to be 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a3d) to accompany, be with 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about 1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone

a serpent.
לְתַנִּינִ֑ם (lə·ṯan·nî·nim)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 8577: 1) dragon, serpent, sea monster 1a) dragon or dinosaur 1b) sea or river monster 1c) serpent, venomous snake

But Aaron’s
אַהֲרֹ֖ן (’a·hă·rōn)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 175: Aaron = 'light bringer' 1) brother of Moses, a Levite and the first high priest

אֶת־ (’eṯ-)
Direct object marker
Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

staff
מַטֵּֽה־ (maṭ·ṭêh-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 4294: 1) staff, branch, tribe 1a) staff, rod, shaft 1b) branch (of vine) 1c) tribe 1c1) company led by chief with staff (originally)

swallowed up
וַיִּבְלַ֥ע (way·yiḇ·la‘)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1104: 1) to swallow down, swallow up, engulf, eat up 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to swallow down 1a2) to swallow up, engulf 1b) (Niphal) to be swallowed up 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to swallow 1c2) to swallow up, engulf 1c3) squandering (fig.) 1d) (Pual) to be swallowed up 1e) (Hithpael) to be ended

[the other] staffs.
מַטֹּתָֽם׃ (maṭ·ṭō·ṯām)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4294: 1) staff, branch, tribe 1a) staff, rod, shaft 1b) branch (of vine) 1c) tribe 1c1) company led by chief with staff (originally)

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Each one threw down his staff, and it became a serpent. But Aaron’s staff swallowed up the other staffs.

Young's Literal Translation
and they cast down each his rod, and they become monsters, and the rod of Aaron swalloweth their rods;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Each one threw down his staff, and it became a serpent. But Aaron’s staff swallowed their staffs.

New American Standard Bible
For each one threw down his staff and they turned into serpents. But Aaron's staff swallowed up their staffs.

King James Bible
For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Each one threw down his staff and it became a snake. But Aaron's staff swallowed up their staffs.

New Living Translation
They threw down their staffs, which also became serpents! But then Aaron's staff swallowed up their staffs.

English Standard Version
For each man cast down his staff, and they became serpents. But Aaron’s staff swallowed up their staffs.

New American Standard Bible
For each one threw down his staff and they turned into serpents. But Aaron's staff swallowed up their staffs.

King James Bible
For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Each one threw down his staff, and it became a serpent. But Aaron's staff swallowed their staffs.

International Standard Version
So each one threw down his staff and it became a serpent, but Aaron's staff swallowed up their staffs.

NET Bible
Each man threw down his staff, and the staffs became snakes. But Aaron's staff swallowed up their staffs.

American Standard Version
For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods.

English Revised Version
For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods.

Young's Literal Translation
and they cast down each his rod, and they become monsters, and the rod of Aaron swalloweth their rods;
















Cross References
2 Timothy 3:9
But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as theirs also was.

Exodus 7:11
Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments.

Exodus 7:13
And he hardened Pharaoh's heart, that he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.

Exodus 8:18
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.

Exodus 1:1
Now these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob.

Exodus 7:10
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.

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.

Exodus 7:14
And the LORD said unto Moses, Pharaoh's heart is hardened, he refuseth to let the people go.

Exodus 7:15
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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