Study it in the app“So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did so, as YHWH had commanded; Aaron threw his staff before Pharaoh and before his servants, and it became a serpent.”
So Mosesוַ מֹשֶׁהand AaronוְאַהֲרֹןwentיָּבֹאtoאֶלPharaohפַּרְעֹהand didוַיַּעַשׂוּso,כֵןasכַּאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהhad commanded;צִוָּהAaronוַ אַהֲרֹןthrewיַּשְׁלֵךְhis staffאֶת מַטֵּהוּbeforeלִפְנֵיPharaohפַרְעֹהand beforeוְלִפְנֵיhis servants,עֲבָדָיוand it becameוַיְהִיa serpent.לְתַנִּין
Moses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appearsAaron
Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.
Where else “aharon” appearscome
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavo” appearsPharaoh
Pharaoh: the title of the kings of Egypt, not a personal name.
Where else “paro” appearscarry out
To do what is commanded.
Where else “yaasu” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearscommand
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “tsiva” appearsthrow
To throw something with force, far off or down.
Where else “yashlech” appearsstaff
A straight stick used for support, as a weapon or as a sign of authority.
Where else “mate” appearsbefore
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appearsservant
Someone who works for another, or a king's official.
Where else “avaday” appearsbecome
To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.
Where else “yehi” appearssea monster
A huge beast of the sea.
Where else “tanin” appears9“When Pharaoh speaks to you, saying, ‘Show a wonder for yourselves,’ then you shall say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and throw it before Pharaoh; let it become a serpent.’”
10 · This verse (above)
11Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers; and they also, the magicians of Egypt, did the same by their secret arts.
