¹⁰ So Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh, and they did so, just ^(A)as the Lord commanded. And Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh and before his servants, and it ^(B)became a serpent.

¹¹ But Pharaoh also ^(C)called the wise men and ^(D)the ^[a]sorcerers; so the magicians of Egypt, they also ^(E)did in like manner with their ^[b]enchantments. ¹² For every man threw down his rod, and they became serpents. But Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods. ¹³ And Pharaoh’s heart grew hard, and he did not heed them, as the Lord had said.

¹⁵ But when Pharaoh saw that there was ^(A)relief, ^(B)he hardened his heart and did not heed them, as the Lord had said.

³² But Pharaoh ^(A)hardened his heart at this time also; neither would he let the people go.

³⁴ And when Pharaoh saw that the rain, the hail, and the thunder had ceased, he sinned yet more; and he hardened his heart, he and his servants.