Exodus 7:12
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And they every one cast down their rods, and they were turned into serpents: but Aaron's rod devoured their rods.

but Aaron's

Exodus 8:18,19 And the magicians with their enchantments practised in like manner, to bring forth sciniphs, and they could not: and there were sciniphs as well on men as on beasts. . . .

Exodus 9:11 Neither could the magicians stand before Moses, for the boils that were upon them, and in all the land of Egypt.

Acts 8:9-13 There was therefore great joy in that city. Now there was a certain man named Simon who before had been a magician in that city, seducing the people of Samaria, giving out that he was some great one: . . .

Acts 13:8-11 But Elymas the magician (for so his name is interpreted) withstood them, seeking to turn away the proconsul from the faith. . . .

Acts 19:19,20 And many of them who had followed curious arts brought together their books and burnt them before all. And, counting the price of them, they found the money to be fifty thousand pieces of silver. . . .

1 John 4:4 You are of God, little children, and have overcome him. Because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

Context
Aaron's Staff Becomes a Serpent
11And Pharao called the wise men and the magicians; and they also by Egyptian enchantments and certain secrets, did in like manner. 12And they every one cast down their rods, and they were turned into serpents: but Aaron's rod devoured their rods.13And Pharao's heart was hardened, and he did not hearken to them, as the Lord had commanded.…
Cross References
2 Timothy 3:9
But they shall proceed no farther: for their folly shall be manifest to all men, as theirs also was.

Exodus 7:11
And Pharao called the wise men and the magicians; and they also by Egyptian enchantments and certain secrets, did in like manner.

Exodus 7:13
And Pharao's heart was hardened, and he did not hearken to them, as the Lord had commanded.

Exodus 8:18
And the magicians with their enchantments practised in like manner, to bring forth sciniphs, and they could not: and there were sciniphs as well on men as on beasts.

Lexicon
Each
אִ֣ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person

one threw down
וַיַּשְׁלִ֙יכוּ֙ (way·yaš·lî·ḵū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7993: To throw out, down, away

his staff,
מַטֵּ֔הוּ (maṭ·ṭê·hū)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4294: A staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe

and it became
וַיִּהְי֖וּ (way·yih·yū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

a serpent.
לְתַנִּינִ֑ם (lə·ṯan·nî·nim)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 8577: A marine, land monster, sea-serpent, jackal

But Aaron’s
אַהֲרֹ֖ן (’a·hă·rōn)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 175: Aaron -- an elder brother of Moses

staff
מַטֵּֽה־ (maṭ·ṭêh-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 4294: A staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe

swallowed up
וַיִּבְלַ֥ע (way·yiḇ·la‘)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1104: To swallow down, swallow up, engulf

[the other] staffs.
מַטֹּתָֽם׃ (maṭ·ṭō·ṯām)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4294: A staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe


Additional Translations
Each one threw down his staff, and it became a serpent. But Aaron’s staff swallowed up the other staffs.For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods.

For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods.

And they cast down each his rod, and they became serpents, but the rod of Aaron swallowed up their rods.

they cast down every man his staff, and they became serpents; but Aaron's staff swallowed up their staves.

For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods.

For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods.

For they each cast down their rods, and they became serpents: but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods.

and they cast down each his rod, and they become monsters, and the rod of Aaron swalloweth their rods;
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