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And the LORDspake unto Moses and unto Aaron,saying,
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When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Shew a miracle for you: then thou shalt say unto Aaron,Take thy rod, and cast it beforePharaoh, and it shall become a serpent.
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And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so as the LORD had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rodbeforePharaoh, and before his servants, and it became a serpent.
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Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments.
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For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron'srod swallowed up their rods.
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And he hardenedPharaoh'sheart, that he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.