Parallel Verses

NET Bible

Each man threw down his staff, and the staffs became snakes. 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 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.

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.

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.

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 also summoned wise men and sorcerers, and the magicians of Egypt by their secret arts did the same thing. 12 Each man threw down his staff, and the staffs became snakes. But Aaron's staff swallowed up their staffs. 13 Yet Pharaoh's heart became hard, and he did not listen to them, just as the Lord had predicted.

Cross References

Exodus 8:18-19

When the magicians attempted to bring forth gnats by their secret arts, they could not. So there were gnats on people and on animals.

Exodus 9:11

The magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils, for boils were on the magicians and on all the Egyptians.

Acts 8:9-13

Now in that city was a man named Simon, who had been practicing magic and amazing the people of Samaria, claiming to be someone great.

Acts 13:8-11

But the magician Elymas (for that is the way his name is translated) opposed them, trying to turn the proconsul away from the faith.

Acts 19:19-20

Large numbers of those who had practiced magic collected their books and burned them up in the presence of everyone. When the value of the books was added up, it was found to total fifty thousand silver coins.

1 John 4:4

You are from God, little children, and have conquered them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.

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