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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv">Verse<a href="/bsb/exodus/7.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/exodus/7.htm">New International Version</a> &#8220When Pharaoh says to you, &#8216Perform a miracle,&#8217 then say to Aaron, &#8216Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh,&#8217 and it will become a snake.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/exodus/7.htm">New Living Translation</a> “Pharaoh will demand, ‘Show me a miracle.’ When he does this, say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and throw it down in front of Pharaoh, and it will become a serpent.’” <a href="/esv/exodus/7.htm">English Standard Version</a> “When Pharaoh says to you, ‘Prove yourselves by working a miracle,’ then you shall say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and cast it down before Pharaoh, that it may become a serpent.’” <a href="/bsb/exodus/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> “When Pharaoh tells you, ‘Perform a miracle,’ you are to say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh,’ and it will become a serpent.” <a href="/kjv/exodus/7.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/exodus/7.htm">New King James Version</a> “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.’ ” <a href="/nasb_/exodus/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “When Pharaoh speaks to you, saying, ‘Work a miracle,’ then you shall say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh, so that it may turn into a serpent.’” <a href="/nasb/exodus/7.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220When Pharaoh speaks to you, saying, &#8216Work a miracle,&#8217 then you shall say to Aaron, &#8216Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh, that it may become a serpent.&#8217&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/exodus/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “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.’” <a href="/lsb/exodus/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “When Pharaoh speaks to you, saying, ‘Work a miraculous wonder,’ then you shall say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh, that it may become a serpent.’” <a href="/amp/exodus/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “When Pharaoh says to you, ‘Work a miracle [to prove your authority],’ then you say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh, so that it may become a serpent.’” <a href="/csb/exodus/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “When Pharaoh tells you, ‘Perform a miracle,’ tell Aaron, ‘Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh. It will become a serpent.’ ” <a href="/hcsb/exodus/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> When Pharaoh tells you, &#8216Perform a miracle,&#8217 tell Aaron, &#8216Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh. It will become a serpent.&#8217&#8221 <a href="/asv/exodus/7.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/erv/exodus/7.htm">English Revised Version</a> When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Shew a wonder for you: then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it down before Pharaoh, that it become a serpent. <a href="/gwt/exodus/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "When Pharaoh says to you, 'Give me a sign to prove that God has sent you,' tell Aaron, 'Take your shepherd's staff and throw it down in front of Pharaoh,' and it will become a large snake." <a href="/gnt/exodus/7.htm">Good News Translation</a> "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." <a href="/isv/exodus/7.htm">International Standard Version</a> "When Pharaoh says to you, 'Perform a miraculous sign,' then you are to say to Aaron, 'Take your staff and throw it in front of Pharaoh.' It will become a serpent." <a href="/msb/exodus/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> ?When Pharaoh tells you, ?Perform a miracle,? you are to say to Aaron, ?Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh,? and it will become a serpent.? <a href="/net/exodus/7.htm">NET Bible</a> "When Pharaoh says to you, 'Do a miracle,' and you say to Aaron, 'Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh,' it will become a snake." <a href="/nheb/exodus/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "When Pharaoh speaks to you, saying, 'Perform a miracle.' then you shall tell Aaron, 'Take your rod, and cast it down before Pharaoh, that it become a serpent.'" <a href="/wbt/exodus/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> When Pharaoh shall speak to you, saying, Show a miracle for you: then thou shalt say to Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it before Pharaoh, and it shall become a serpent. <a href="/web/exodus/7.htm">World English Bible</a> “When Pharaoh speaks to you, saying, ‘Perform a miracle!’ then you shall tell Aaron, ‘Take your rod, and cast it down before Pharaoh, and it will become a serpent.’” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/exodus/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> “When Pharaoh speaks to you, saying, Give a wonder for yourselves; then you have said to Aaron, Take your rod and cast [it] before Pharaoh—it becomes a dragon.” <a href="/ylt/exodus/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> '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.' <a href="/slt/exodus/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> When Pharaoh shall speak to you, saying, Give ye a wonder for you; and say to Aaron, Take thy rod and cast down before Pharaoh, it shall be into a dragon.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/exodus/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> When Pharao shall say to you, Shew signs: thou shalt say to Aaron: Take thy rod, and cast it down before Pharao, and it shall be turned into a serpent. <a href="/cpdv/exodus/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> “When Pharaoh will say to you, ‘Show signs,’ you shall say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff, and cast it down before Pharaoh, and it will be turned into a snake.’ ” <a href="/nabre/exodus/7.htm">New American Bible</a> When Pharaoh demands of you, “Produce a sign or wonder,” you will say to Aaron: “Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh, and it will turn into a serpent.” <a href="/nrsvce/exodus/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> “When Pharaoh says to you, ‘Perform a wonder,’ then you shall say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh, and it will become a snake.’”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/exodus/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> If Pharaoh should say to you, Show me a sign; then you shall say to Aaron, Take your staff and cast it down before Pharaoh, and it shall become a serpent. <a href="/hpbt/exodus/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> “If Pharaoh says to you, ‘Give me a sign’, say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and cast before Pharaoh and it will be a dragonsea serpent.’”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/exodus/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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.' <a href="/sep/exodus/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Now if Pharao should speak to you, saying, Give us a sign or a wonder, then shalt thou say to thy brother Aaron, Take thy rod and cast it upon the ground before Pharao, and before his servants, and it shall become a serpent. <a href="/parallel/exodus/7-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=1460" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/exodus/7.htm">Aaron's Staff Becomes a Serpent</a> 8The LORD said to Moses and Aaron, 9<a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">“When</a> <a href="/hebrew/6547.htm" title="6547: par·‘ōh (N-proper-ms) -- A title of Eg. kings. Of Egyptian derivation; Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings.">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: yə·ḏab·bêr (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">tells you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ă·lê·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: tə·nū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">‘Perform</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/4159.htm" title="4159: mō·w·p̄êṯ (N-ms) -- A wonder, sign, portent. Or mopheth; from yaphah in the sense of conspicuousness; a miracle; by implication, a token or omen.">a miracle,’</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wə·’ā·mar·tā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">you are to say</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/175.htm" title="175: ’a·hă·rōn (N-proper-ms) -- An elder brother of Moses. Of uncertain derivation; Aharon, the brother of Moses.">to Aaron,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: qaḥ (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">‘Take</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4294.htm" title="4294: maṭ·ṭə·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Or mattah; from natah; a branch; figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising, ruling, throwing, or walking.">your staff</a> <a href="/hebrew/7993.htm" title="7993: wə·haš·lêḵ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-Imp-ms) -- To throw, fling, cast. A primitive root; to throw out, down or away.">and throw it down</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê- (Prep-l:: N-mpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before</a> <a href="/hebrew/6547.htm" title="6547: p̄ar·‘ōh (N-proper-ms) -- A title of Eg. kings. Of Egyptian derivation; Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings.">Pharaoh,’</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yə·hî (V-Qal-Imperf.Jus-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">and it will become</a> <a href="/hebrew/8577.htm" title="8577: lə·ṯan·nîn (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Serpent, dragon, sea monster. Or tanniym; intensive from the same as tan; a marine or land monster, i.e. Sea-serpent or jackal.">a serpent.”</a> 10So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did just as the LORD had commanded. Aaron threw his staff down before Pharaoh and his officials, and it became a serpent.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/4-2.htm">Exodus 4:2-4</a> And the LORD asked him, “What is that in your hand?” “A staff,” he replied. / “Throw it on the ground,” said the LORD. So Moses threw it on the ground, and it became a snake, and he ran from it. / “Stretch out your hand and grab it by the tail,” the LORD said to Moses, who reached out his hand and caught the snake, and it turned back into a staff in his hand. <a href="/exodus/4-21.htm">Exodus 4:21</a> The LORD instructed Moses, “When you go back to Egypt, see that you perform before Pharaoh all the wonders that I have put within your power. But I will harden his heart so that he will not let the people go. <a href="/exodus/8-5.htm">Exodus 8:5-6</a> And the LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Stretch out your hand with your staff over the rivers and canals and ponds, and cause the frogs to come up onto the land of Egypt.’” / So Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and the frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt. <a href="/exodus/9-8.htm">Exodus 9:8-12</a> Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “Take handfuls of soot from the furnace; in the sight of Pharaoh, Moses is to toss it into the air. / It will become fine dust over all the land of Egypt, and festering boils will break out on man and beast throughout the land.” / So they took soot from the furnace and stood before Pharaoh. Moses tossed it into the air, and festering boils broke out on man and beast. ... <a href="/exodus/10-1.htm">Exodus 10:1-2</a> Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart and the hearts of his officials, that I may perform these miraculous signs of Mine among them, / and that you may tell your children and grandchildren how severely I dealt with the Egyptians when I performed miraculous signs among them, so that all of you may know that I am the LORD.” <a href="/exodus/11-9.htm">Exodus 11:9-10</a> The LORD said to Moses, “Pharaoh will not listen to you, so that My wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.” / Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh, but the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart so that he would not let the Israelites go out of his land. <a href="/numbers/20-8.htm">Numbers 20:8-11</a> “Take the staff and assemble the congregation. You and your brother Aaron are to speak to the rock while they watch, and it will pour out its water. You will bring out water from the rock and provide drink for the congregation and their livestock.” / So Moses took the staff from the LORD’s presence, just as he had been commanded. / Then Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly in front of the rock, and Moses said to them, “Listen now, you rebels, must we bring you water out of this rock?” ... <a href="/deuteronomy/13-1.htm">Deuteronomy 13:1-3</a> If a prophet or dreamer of dreams arises among you and proclaims a sign or wonder to you, / and if the sign or wonder he has spoken to you comes about, but he says, “Let us follow other gods (which you have not known) and let us worship them,” / you must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer. For the LORD your God is testing you to find out whether you love Him with all your heart and with all your soul. <a href="/1_kings/17-24.htm">1 Kings 17:24</a> Then the woman said to Elijah, “Now I know that you are a man of God and that the word of the LORD from your mouth is truth.” <a href="/2_kings/2-8.htm">2 Kings 2:8</a> And Elijah took his cloak, rolled it up, and struck the waters, which parted to the right and to the left, so that the two of them crossed over on dry ground. <a href="/isaiah/7-11.htm">Isaiah 7:11-14</a> “Ask for a sign from the LORD your God, whether from the depths of Sheol or the heights of heaven.” / But Ahaz replied, “I will not ask; I will not test the LORD.” / Then Isaiah said, “Hear now, O house of David! Is it not enough to try the patience of men? Will you try the patience of my God as well? ... <a href="/jeremiah/32-20.htm">Jeremiah 32:20-21</a> You performed signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, and You do so to this very day, both in Israel and among all mankind. And You have made a name for Yourself, as is the case to this day. / You brought Your people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs and wonders, with a strong hand and an outstretched arm, and with great terror. <a href="/daniel/4-2.htm">Daniel 4:2-3</a> I am pleased to declare the signs and wonders that the Most High God has performed for me. / How great are His signs, how mighty His wonders! His kingdom is an eternal kingdom; His dominion endures from generation to generation. <a href="/matthew/12-38.htm">Matthew 12:38-39</a> Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.” / Jesus replied, “A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. <a href="/matthew/16-1.htm">Matthew 16:1-4</a> Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came and tested Jesus by asking Him to show them a sign from heaven. / But He replied, “When evening comes, you say, ‘The weather will be fair, for the sky is red,’ / and in the morning, ‘Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but not the signs of the times. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>When Pharaoh shall speak to you, saying, Show a miracle for you: then you shall say to Aaron, Take your rod, and cast it before Pharaoh, and it shall become a serpent.shew<a href="/isaiah/7-11.htm">Isaiah 7:11</a> Ask thee a sign of the LORD thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.<a href="/matthew/12-39.htm">Matthew 12:39</a> But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:<a href="/john/2-18.htm">John 2:18</a> Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?take<a href="/exodus/7-10.htm">Exodus 7:10-12</a> 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… <a href="/exodus/4-2.htm">Exodus 4:2,17,20</a> And the LORD said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod… <a href="/exodus/9-23.htm">Exodus 9:23</a> And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt.a serpent<a href="/psalms/74-12.htm">Psalm 74:12,13</a> For God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth… <a href="/ezekiel/29-3.htm">Ezekiel 29:3</a> Speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers, which hath said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/7-8.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/exodus/6-1.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/exodus/4-3.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/12-29.htm">Miracle</a> <a href="/exodus/4-28.htm">Perform</a> <a href="/exodus/7-7.htm">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/genesis/22-1.htm">Prove</a> <a href="/exodus/4-20.htm">Rod</a> <a href="/exodus/4-3.htm">Serpent</a> <a href="/genesis/46-31.htm">Show</a> <a href="/exodus/7-2.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/exodus/7-8.htm">Speaketh</a> <a href="/genesis/45-12.htm">Speaks</a> <a href="/exodus/4-20.htm">Staff</a> <a href="/exodus/4-3.htm">Throw</a> <a href="/genesis/43-33.htm">Wonder</a> <a href="/exodus/5-19.htm">Work</a> <a href="/exodus/5-9.htm">Working</a> <a href="/exodus/5-11.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/7-10.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/exodus/7-10.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/exodus/7-10.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/matthew/21-21.htm">Miracle</a> <a href="/exodus/10-1.htm">Perform</a> <a href="/exodus/7-10.htm">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/exodus/16-4.htm">Prove</a> <a href="/exodus/7-10.htm">Rod</a> <a href="/exodus/7-10.htm">Serpent</a> <a href="/exodus/9-16.htm">Show</a> <a href="/exodus/9-1.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/exodus/12-1.htm">Speaketh</a> <a href="/exodus/33-11.htm">Speaks</a> <a href="/exodus/7-10.htm">Staff</a> <a href="/exodus/9-8.htm">Throw</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-32.htm">Wonder</a> <a href="/exodus/12-16.htm">Work</a> <a href="/exodus/12-45.htm">Working</a> <a href="/exodus/9-8.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 7</div>1. <a href="/exodus/7-1.htm">Moses and Aaron are encouraged to go again to Pharaoh</a> 8. <a href="/exodus/7-8.htm">Aaron's rod is turned into a serpent</a> 11. <a href="/exodus/7-11.htm">The sorcerers do the like; but their rods are swallowed up by Aaron's</a> 13. <a href="/exodus/7-13.htm">Pharaoh's heart is hardened</a> 14. <a href="/exodus/7-14.htm">God's message to Pharaoh</a> 19. <a href="/exodus/7-19.htm">The river is turned into blood; and the consequent distress of the Egyptians</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/7.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/exodus/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>When Pharaoh tells you, ‘Perform a miracle,’ This phrase sets the stage for a confrontation between the power of God and the authority of Pharaoh, who was considered a god in Egyptian culture. The demand for a miracle reflects the Egyptian belief in magic and the supernatural. In the biblical narrative, miracles serve as signs of divine authority and power, distinguishing the true God from false gods. This request for a miracle is reminiscent of other biblical instances where signs are requested, such as in <a href="/1_kings/18-24.htm">1 Kings 18:24</a>, where Elijah challenges the prophets of Baal.you are to say to Aaron, Aaron, Moses' brother, serves as his spokesperson due to Moses' reluctance and claimed lack of eloquence (<a href="/exodus/4-10.htm">Exodus 4:10-16</a>). This partnership highlights the importance of obedience and teamwork in fulfilling God's commands. Aaron's role as a priestly figure foreshadows the Levitical priesthood, which he would later lead, and points to the mediatory role of Christ as our High Priest (<a href="/hebrews/4-14.htm">Hebrews 4:14-16</a>).‘Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh,’ The staff is a symbol of authority and power, often used by shepherds, which Moses was before his calling. In biblical symbolism, the staff represents God's guidance and protection (<a href="/psalms/23-4.htm">Psalm 23:4</a>). The act of throwing it down signifies a challenge to Pharaoh's authority and the beginning of God's direct intervention in Egypt. This act prefigures the power of Christ, who would later demonstrate authority over nature and spiritual forces (<a href="/mark/4-39.htm">Mark 4:39</a>, <a href="/luke/10-19.htm">Luke 10:19</a>).and it will become a serpent. The transformation of the staff into a serpent is significant in the Egyptian context, where serpents were symbols of power and protection, often associated with the Pharaoh himself. This miracle directly challenges the Egyptian magicians and their supposed powers, as seen later in the narrative (<a href="/exodus/7-11.htm">Exodus 7:11-12</a>). The serpent also recalls the Genesis account of the fall (Genesis 3), symbolizing sin and rebellion, which Christ ultimately conquers. The imagery of the serpent is later redeemed in the bronze serpent lifted by Moses in the wilderness, a type of Christ's crucifixion (<a href="/john/3-14.htm">John 3:14-15</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/pharaoh.htm">Pharaoh</a> The ruler of Egypt, representing opposition to God's will and a hardened heart against the Israelites. 2. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> God's chosen leader to deliver the Israelites from Egyptian bondage, acting as God's spokesperson. 3. <a href="/topical/a/aaron.htm">Aaron</a> Moses' brother, who serves as his spokesperson and performs miracles with the staff. 4. <a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a> The land where the Israelites are enslaved, representing a place of oppression and idolatry. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_staff.htm">The Staff</a> A symbol of God's power and authority, used to perform miracles and demonstrate God's supremacy.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_power.htm">God's Sovereignty and Power</a> The transformation of the staff into a serpent is a demonstration of God's control over creation and His ability to perform miracles. <a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a> Moses and Aaron's obedience in performing the miracle reflects their trust in God's instructions, encouraging believers to act in faith even when facing opposition. <a href="/topical/c/confronting_hard_hearts.htm">Confronting Hard Hearts</a> Pharaoh's demand for a miracle highlights the challenge of dealing with hardened hearts, reminding us to pray for softened hearts and open minds to God's truth. <a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_staff.htm">Symbolism of the Staff</a> The staff represents God's authority and presence, teaching us to rely on God's power rather than our own strength in spiritual battles. <a href="/topical/m/miracles_as_a_testimony.htm">Miracles as a Testimony</a> Miracles serve as a testimony to God's power and purpose, encouraging believers to share their experiences of God's work in their lives as a witness to others.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 7</a> <a href="/q/what's_the_bible's_view_on_snakes.htm">What is the biblical perspective on snakes?</a> <a href="/q/what_lessons_do_moses_and_aaron_teach.htm">What lessons does the story of Moses and Aaron teach?</a> <a href="/q/why_could_magicians_mimic_the_plague.htm">Exodus 7:22-24: Why could Egypt's magicians replicate the plague if it was supposedly divine judgment?</a> <a href="/q/what_proof_did_moses_give_to_israelites.htm">Exodus 6:7-9: If the Israelites still doubt Moses, what empirical proof did he provide to convince them then or later?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) Shew a miracle for you.--Pharaoh had perhaps heard of the miracles wrought by Aaron before the people of Israel (<a href="/exodus/4-30.htm" title="And Aaron spoke all the words which the LORD had spoken to Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people.">Exodus 4:30</a>), and was curious to be an eye-witness of one, as was Herod Antipas (<a href="/luke/23-8.htm" title="And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he was desirous to see him of a long season, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him.">Luke 23:8</a>). Or he may have thought that if Moses and Aaron "shewed a miracle," his own magicians would be able to show greater ones, and he would then dismiss the brothers as charlatans and impostors. He certainly did hot intend to be influenced by any miracle which they might show, or to accept it as evidence that their message to him was a command from God.Thy rod.--The rod is now called Aaron's, because Moses had entrusted him with it. (Comp. <a href="/exodus/7-19.htm" title="And the LORD spoke to Moses, Say to Aaron, Take your rod, and stretch out your hand on the waters of Egypt, on their streams, on their rivers, and on their ponds, and on all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and that there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood, and in vessels of stone.">Exodus 7:19</a>, and <a href="/exodus/8-5.htm" title="And the LORD spoke to Moses, Say to Aaron, Stretch forth your hand with your rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up on the land of Egypt.">Exodus 8:5</a>; <a href="/context/exodus/8-16.htm" title="And the LORD said to Moses, Say to Aaron, Stretch out your rod, and smite the dust of the land, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt.">Exodus 8:16-17</a>.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 9. - When Pharaoh shall speak to you, saying, Shew a miracle. It is obvious that there would have been an impropriety in Moses and Aaron offering a sign to Pharaoh until he asked for one. They claimed to be ambassadors of Jehovah, and to speak in his name (<a href="/exodus/5-1.htm">Exodus 5:1</a>). Unless they were misdoubted, it was not for them to produce their credentials. Hence they worked no miracle at their former interview. Now, however, the time was come when their credentials would be demanded, and an express command was given them to exhibit the first "sign." CHAPTER 7:10-13 <a href="/commentaries/exodus/7-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>“When כִּי֩ (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction Pharaoh פַּרְעֹה֙ (par·‘ōh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6547.htm">Strong's 6547: </a> Pharaoh -- a title of Egypt kings tells you, יְדַבֵּ֨ר (yə·ḏab·bêr) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> To arrange, to speak, to subdue ‘Perform תְּנ֥וּ (tə·nū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set a miracle,’ מוֹפֵ֑ת (mō·w·p̄êṯ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4159.htm">Strong's 4159: </a> A miracle, a token, omen you are to say וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ (wə·’ā·mar·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say to Aaron, אַהֲרֹ֗ן (’a·hă·rōn) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_175.htm">Strong's 175: </a> Aaron -- an elder brother of Moses ‘Take קַ֧ח (qaḥ) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> To take your staff מַטְּךָ֛ (maṭ·ṭə·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4294.htm">Strong's 4294: </a> A staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe and throw it down וְהַשְׁלֵ֥ךְ (wə·haš·lêḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7993.htm">Strong's 7993: </a> To throw out, down, away before לִפְנֵֽי־ (lip̄·nê-) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face Pharaoh,’ פַרְעֹ֖ה (p̄ar·‘ōh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6547.htm">Strong's 6547: </a> Pharaoh -- a title of Egypt kings [and] it {will} become יְהִ֥י (yə·hî) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be a serpent.” לְתַנִּֽין׃ (lə·ṯan·nîn) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8577.htm">Strong's 8577: </a> A marine, land monster, sea-serpent, jackal <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/7-9.htm">Exodus 7:9 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/exodus/7-9.htm">Exodus 7:9 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/exodus/7-9.htm">Exodus 7:9 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/exodus/7-9.htm">Exodus 7:9 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/exodus/7-9.htm">Exodus 7:9 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/7-9.htm">Exodus 7:9 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/7-9.htm">Exodus 7:9 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/7-9.htm">Exodus 7:9 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/7-9.htm">Exodus 7:9 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/exodus/7-9.htm">Exodus 7:9 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/exodus/7-9.htm">OT Law: Exodus 7:9 When Pharaoh speaks to you saying 'Perform (Exo. 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