And he said, “Throw it on the ground.” So he threw it on the ground, and it became a serpent, and Moses ran from it.

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The Lord said, “Throw it on the ground.”

Moses threw it on the ground and it became a snake,(A) and he ran from it.

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19     (A)as if a man fled from a lion,
    and a bear met him,
or went into the house and leaned his hand against the wall,
    and a serpent bit him.

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19 It will be as though a man fled from a lion
    only to meet a bear,(A)
as though he entered his house
    and rested his hand on the wall
    only to have a snake bite him.(B)

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10 So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did just as the Lord commanded. Aaron cast down his staff before Pharaoh and his servants, and it became a serpent. 11 Then Pharaoh summoned the wise men and the sorcerers, and they, the (A)magicians of Egypt, also (B)did the same by their secret arts. 12 For each man cast down his staff, and they became serpents. But Aaron's staff swallowed up their staffs. 13 Still (C)Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, (D)as the Lord had said.

The First Plague: Water Turned to Blood

14 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Pharaoh's heart is hardened; he refuses to let the people go. 15 (E)Go to Pharaoh in the morning, as he is going out to the water. Stand on the bank of the Nile to meet him, and take in your hand (F)the staff that turned into a (G)serpent.

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10 So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did just as the Lord commanded. Aaron threw his staff down in front of Pharaoh and his officials, and it became a snake. 11 Pharaoh then summoned wise men and sorcerers,(A) and the Egyptian magicians(B) also did the same things by their secret arts:(C) 12 Each one threw down his staff and it became a snake. But Aaron’s staff swallowed up their staffs. 13 Yet Pharaoh’s heart(D) became hard and he would not listen(E) to them, just as the Lord had said.

The Plague of Blood

14 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Pharaoh’s heart is unyielding;(F) he refuses to let the people go. 15 Go to Pharaoh in the morning as he goes out to the river.(G) Confront him on the bank of the Nile,(H) and take in your hand the staff that was changed into a snake.

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17 And take in your hand (A)this staff, with which you shall do the signs.”

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