In context
11Then Pharaoh in turn summoned the wise men and the sorcerers, and the magicians of Egypt also did the same thing by their secret arts. 12Each man threw down his staff, and they became serpents, but Aaron’s staff swallowed up their staffs. 13Yet Pharaoh’s heart remained hard, and he did not listen to them, just as Yahweh had said. 14Yahweh said to Moses, “Pharaoh’s heart is unyielding; he refuses to let the people go. 15Go to Pharaoh in the morning, as he goes out to the water. Stand and wait for him on the bank of the river, and take in your hand the staff that turned into a snake.
