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Bible in Basic English

For every one of them put down his rod on the earth, and they became snakes: but Aaron's rod made a meal of their rods.

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 Version

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

Holman 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.

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

For every man threw down his staff and they turned into serpents; but Aaron’s staff swallowed up their staffs.

Darby Translation

they cast down every man his staff, and they became serpents; but Aaron's staff swallowed up their staves.

Julia Smith Translation

And they will cast down each their rod, and they will be for dragons: and Aaron's rod swallowed their rods.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

Each threw down his staff, and they became snakes, and Aaron's staff swallowed up their staffs.

Modern King James verseion

For each man threw down his rod, and they became snakes. But Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And they cast down every man his rod, and they turned to serpents; but Aaron's rod ate up their rods.

NET Bible

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

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

yea they cast down each man his staff, and they became sea-serpents, - but Aaron's staff swallowed up their staves.

Webster

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

World English Bible

For they each cast down their rods, and they became serpents: but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods.

Youngs Literal Translation

and they cast down each his rod, and they become monsters, and the rod of Aaron swalloweth their rods;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
שׁלך 
Shalak 
Usage: 125

אישׁ 
'iysh 
Usage: 692

מטּה מטּה 
Matteh 
Usage: 251

תּנּים תּנּין 
Tanniyn 
Usage: 23

but Aaron's
אהרון 
'Aharown 
Usage: 347

rod
מטּה מטּה 
Matteh 
Usage: 251

בּלע 
Bala` 
Usage: 49

References

Context Readings

Aaron's Staff Becomes A Snake

11 Then Pharaoh sent for the wise men and the wonder-workers, and they, the wonder-workers of Egypt, did the same with their secret arts. 12 For every one of them put down his rod on the earth, and they became snakes: but Aaron's rod made a meal of their rods. 13 But Pharaoh's heart was made hard, and he did not give ear to them, as the Lord had said.

Cross References

Exodus 8:18-19

And the wonder-workers with their secret arts, attempting to make insects, were unable to do so: and there were insects on man and on beast.

Exodus 9:11

And the wonder-workers were not able to take their places before Moses, because of the disease; for the disease was on the wonder-workers and on all the Egyptians.

Acts 8:9-13

But there was a certain man named Simon, who in the past had been a wonder-worker and a cause of surprise to the people of Samaria, saying that he himself was a great man:

Acts 13:8-11

But Elymas, the wonder-worker (for that is the sense of his name), put himself against them, with the purpose of turning the ruler from the faith.

Acts 19:19-20

And a great number of those who were experts in strange arts took their books and put them on the fire in front of everyone: and when the books were valued they came to fifty thousand bits of silver.

1 John 4:4

You are of God, my little children, and you have overcome them because he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.

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