Exodus 7:7-9

Expanded Bible

⁷ Moses was eighty years old and Aaron was eighty-three when they spoke to ·the king [^LPharaoh].

Aaron’s Walking Stick Becomes a Snake

⁸ The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, ⁹ “Moses, when ·the king [^LPharaoh] asks you to do a ·miracle [wonder], tell Aaron to [^Ltake and] throw his ·walking stick [staff] down in front of ·the king [^LPharaoh], and it will become a ·snake [serpent; 4:3–5; ^Csymbols of dangerous power in Egypt; Pharaoh’s headdress had a serpent at its crest].”