Exodus 7:11

Overview - Exodus 7
Moses and Aaron are encouraged to go again to Pharaoh.
Their age.
Aaron's rod is turned into a serpent.
11 The sorcerers do the like; but their rods are swallowed up by Aaron's.
13 Pharaoh's heart is hardened.
14 God's message to Pharaoh.
19 The river is turned into blood; and the consequent distress of the Egyptians.
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Exodus 7:11  (King James Version)
Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments.
 


wise men
Genesis 41:8 Genesis 41:38 Genesis 41:39 ; Isaiah 19:11 Isaiah 19:12 ; Isaiah 47:12 Isaiah 47:13 Daniel 2:2 Daniel 2:27 ; 4:7-9 Daniel 5:7 Daniel 5:11
2 Timothy 3:8 ; Revelation 19:20

sorcerers
{Mechashshaphim,} probably from the Arabic {kashapha,} to discover, reveal, signifies diviners, or those who pretended to reveal futurity, to discover things lost, or to find hidden treasures.

they also
22 ; Exodus 8:7 Exodus 8:18 Deuteronomy 13:1-3 ; Matthew 24:24 ; Galatians 3:1 ; Ephesians 4:14 ; 2 Thessalonians 2:9
Revelation 13:11-15

enchantments
By the word {lahatim,} from {lahat,} to burn, may be meant such incantations as required lustral fires, fumigations, etc.