Exodus 7:8 = And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
Exodus 7:9 = When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Show 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 7:10 = 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 7:11 = 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 7:12 = For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods.
Exodus 7:13 = And he hardened Pharaoh's heart, that he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.