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.
13. Pharaoh still refused to let the people go, just as the Lord had said. Pharaoh refused to listen to Moses and Aaron.