11. Then Pharaoh called in his own wise men and sorcerers, and these Egyptian magicians did the same thing with their magic.
12. They threw down their staffs, which also became serpents! But then Aaron’s staff swallowed up their staffs.
13. Pharaoh’s heart, however, remained hard. He still refused to listen, just as the lord had predicted.
14. Then the lord said to Moses, “Pharaoh’s heart is stubborn, and he still refuses to let the people go.
15. So go to Pharaoh in the morning as he goes down to the river. Stand on the bank of the Nile and meet him there. Be sure to take along the staff that turned into a snake.