Exodus 7 · Verse 10

Exodus 7:10

And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so as the Lord had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it became a serpent.
Exodus 7:10, King James Version

Exodus 7:10 in other translations

BSBSo Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did just as the LORD had commanded. Aaron threw his staff down before Pharaoh and his officials, and it became a serpent.
WEBMoses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh, and they did so, as the LORD had commanded. Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh and before his servants, and it became a serpent.
ASVAnd Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so, as Jehovah had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh and before his servants, and it became a serpent.
YLTAnd Moses goeth in--Aaron also--unto Pharaoh, and they do so as Jehovah hath commanded; and Aaron casteth his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it becometh a monster.
DARBYAnd Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh, and did so, as Jehovah had commanded; and Aaron cast down his staff before Pharaoh, and before his bondmen, and it became a serpent.
BBEThen Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh and they did as the Lord had said: and Aaron put his rod down on the earth before Pharaoh and his servants, and it became a snake.
WebsterAnd Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh, and they did so as the LORD had commanded: And Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it became a serpent.

What does Exodus 7:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
10. Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh, &c.--It is to be presumed that Pharaoh had demanded a proof of their divine mission.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 It became a serpent - תנין tannin. What kind of a serpent is here intended, learned men are not agreed. From the manner in which the original word is used in Psa 74:13; Isa 27:1; Isa 51:9; Job 7:12; some very large creature, either aquatic or amphibious, is probably meant; some have thought that the crocodile, a well-known Egyptian animal, is here intended. In Exo 4:3 it is said that this rod was changed into a serpent, but the original word there is נחש nachash, and here תנין tannin, the same word which we translate whale, Gen 1:21. As נחש nachash seems to be a term restricted to no one particular meaning, as has already been shown on Genesis 3; See Clarke's note on Gen 3:1. So the words תנין tannin, תנינים tanninim, תנים tannim, and תנות tannoth, are used to signify different kinds of animals in the Scriptures. The word is supposed to signify the jackal in Job 30:29; Psa 44:19; Isa 13:22; Isa 34:13; Isa 35:7; Isa 43:20; Jer 9:11, etc., etc.; and also a dragon, serpent, or whale, Job 7:12; Psa 91:13; Isa 27:1; Isa 51:9; Jer 51:34; Eze 29:3; Eze 32:2; and is termed, in our translation, a sea-monster, Lam 4:3. As it was a rod or staff that was changed into the tannim in the cases mentioned here, it has been supposed that an ordinary serpent is what is intended by the word, because the size of both might be then pretty nearly equal: but as a miracle was wrought on the occasion, this circumstance is of no weight; it was as easy for God to change the rod into a crocodile, or any other creature, as to change it into an adder or common snake.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 7:8-13

What men dislike, because it opposes their pride and lusts, they will not be convinced of; but it is easy to cause them to believe things they wish to be true. God always sends with his word full proofs of its Divine authority; but when men are bent to disobey, and willing to object, he often permits a snare to be laid wherein they are entangled. The magicians were cheats, trying to copy the real miracles of Moses…

Read the full comment on Exodus 7:8-13 →

Exodus 7:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'and he wentH935
מֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehMosesH4872
וְאַהֲרֹן֙ve.'a.ha.Ronand AaronH175
אֶל\־'el-toH413
פַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhPharaohH6547
וַיַּ֣עַשׂוּvai.Ya.'a.suand they didH6213
כֵ֔ןKhensoH3651
כַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka.'a.Sherjust asH834
צִוָּ֣הtzi.Vahhe had commandedH6680
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וַיַּשְׁלֵ֨ךְvai.yash.Lekhand he threw downH7993
אַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonAaronH175
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
מַטֵּ֗הוּma.Te.hustaff hisH4294
לִפְנֵ֥יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440
פַרְעֹ֛הfar.'OhPharaohH6547
וְלִפְנֵ֥יve.lif.Neiand <to> beforeH6440
עֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.Davservants hisH5650
וַיְהִ֥יvay.Hiand it becameH1961
לְתַנִּֽין\׃le.ta.Nin<into> a serpentH8577

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Cross references for Exodus 7:10

  • Exodus 4:3

    And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it.

  • Mark 16:18

    They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.

  • Luke 10:19

    Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.

  • Amos 9:3

    And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and he shall bite them:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
as the Lord.
9
it became.
4:3; Am 9:3; Mr 16:18; Lu 10:19

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Exodus 7:9

    When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Shew a miracle for you: then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it before Pharaoh, and it shall become a serpent.

  • Exodus 7:10

    And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so as the Lord had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it became a serpent.

  • Exodus 7:11

    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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Exodus 7:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Vinieron, pues, Moisés y Aarón á Faraón, é hicieron como Jehová lo había mandado: y echó Aarón su vara delante de Faraón y de sus siervos, y tornóse culebra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Moïse et Aaron vinrent vers le Pharaon, et firent ainsi, selon que l’ Éternel avait commandé; et Aaron jeta sa verge devant le Pharaon et devant ses serviteurs, et elle devint un serpent.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Mose und Aaron gingen zu dem Pharao hinein und taten also, wie Jehova geboten hatte; und Aaron warf seinen Stab hin vor dem Pharao und vor seinen Knechten, und er wurde zur Schlange.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Ingressi itaque Moyses et Aaron ad Pharaonem, fecerunt sicut præceperat Dominus: tulitque Aaron virgam coram Pharaone et servis ejus, quæ versa est in colubrum.