Exodus 7:8

Aaron’s Staff Becomes a Snake

8 The LORD said to Moses and Aaron,

Exodus 7:8 in Other Translations

8 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

8 Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,

8 Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,

8 Then God spoke to Moses and Aaron. He said,

8 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron,

Exodus 7:8 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 7:8

And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron
After he had given them their commission, and instructions to go to Pharaoh, and a little before they went in to him:

saying,
as follows.

Exodus 7:8 In-Context

6 Moses and Aaron did just as the LORD commanded them.

7 Moses was eighty years old and Aaron eighty-three when they spoke to Pharaoh.

8 The LORD said to Moses and Aaron,

9 “When Pharaoh says to you, ‘Perform a miracle,’ then say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh,’ and it will become a snake.”

10 So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did just as the LORD commanded. Aaron threw his staff down in front of Pharaoh and his officials, and it became a snake.