2. Tell Aaron your brother everything that I command you. Then let him tell the king of Egypt to let the Israelites leave his country.
3. But I will make the king stubborn. Then I will do many miracles in Egypt.
4. But he will still refuse to listen. So then I will punish Egypt terribly. And I will lead my divisions, my people the Israelites, out of that land.
5. I will punish Egypt with my power. And I will bring the Israelites out of that land. Then they will know I am the Lord.”
6. Moses and Aaron did just as the Lord had commanded them.
7. Moses was 80 years old, and Aaron was 83, when they spoke to the king.
8. The Lord said to Moses and Aaron,
9. “The king will ask you to do a miracle. When he does, Moses, you tell Aaron to throw his walking stick down in front of the king. It will become a snake.”
10. So Moses and Aaron went to the king as the Lord had commanded. Aaron threw his walking stick down in front of the king and his officers. And it became a snake.