3. But I will make Pharaoh stubborn so that he will not do what you tell him. Then I will do many miracles in Egypt to prove who I am.
4. But he will still refuse to listen. So then I will punish Egypt very much. And I will lead my army, my people, out of that land.
5. I will punish the people of Egypt, and they will learn that I am the Lord. Then I will lead my people out of their country.”
6. Moses and Aaron did what the Lord told them.
7. Moses was 80 years old at the time, and Aaron was 83.
8. The Lord said to Moses and Aaron,
9. “Pharaoh will ask you to prove your power. He will ask you to do a miracle. Tell Aaron to throw his walking stick on the ground. While Pharaoh is watching, the stick will become a snake.”
10. So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and obeyed the Lord. Aaron threw his walking stick down. While Pharaoh and his officers watched, the stick became a snake.
11. So Pharaoh called for his wise men and magicians. These men used their magic, and they were able to do the same thing as Aaron.
12. They threw their walking sticks on the ground, and their sticks became snakes. But then Aaron’s walking stick ate theirs.