Thomson(i)
1 The Lord spoke to Moses saying, Behold I have made thee a god to Pharao, and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet,
2 and thou shalt deliver to him all that I command thee. And Aaron thy brother shall speak to Pharao, to send the Israelites out of his land.
3 But I will let Pharao's heart be stubborn, and I will multiply my signs and wonders in the land of Egypt.
4 And when Pharao will not hearken to you, I will lay my hand upon Egypt and bring out my people, the children of Israel with my host out of the land of Egypt with great vengeance.
5 And all the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord when I lay my hand on Egypt and bring the children of Israel out from among them.
6 So Moses acted in conjunction with Aaron; and as the Lord commanded so they did.
7 Now Moses was eighty years old and his brother Aaron was eighty three years old, when he spoke to Pharao.
8 And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron saying,
9 If Pharao shall speak to you and say, Give us a sign or a miracle, then thou shalt say to thy brother Aaron, Take this staff and throw it on the ground in the presence of Pharao and before his attendants and it shall be a dragon.
10 So Moses went in with Aaron before Pharao and his attendants and they did as the Lord commanded them. But when Aaron threw down the staff before Pharao and before his attendants and it became a dragon,
11 Pharao called together the wise men of Egypt and the sorcerers. And the Egyptian enchanters by their sorceries did in like manner.
12 They cast down each his staff, which became dragons. Though Aaron's staff devoured their staves,
13 yet Pharao's heart was stubborn and he hearkened not to them to do as the Lord commanded them.
14 Then the Lord said to Moses, Pharao's heart is obstinately bent not to let the people go.
15 Go in the morning to Pharao. Behold he is going out to the water and thou wilt meet him at the border of the river. And thou shalt take in thy hand the staff which was turned into a serpent,