12. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Exodus 7:12:1 ⧉וַיַּשְׁלִ֙יכוּ֙vayashlikhu{And} they threw down Exodus 7:12:2 ⧉אִ֣ישׁeesheach man Exodus 7:12:3 ⧉מַטֵּ֔הוּmattehuhis staff Exodus 7:12:4 ⧉וַיִּהְי֖וּvayihyu{And} they became Exodus 7:12:5 ⧉לְתַנִּינִ֑םletanninimserpents Exodus 7:12:6 ⧉וַיִּבְלַ֥עvayivla{And it} swallowed up Exodus 7:12:7 ⧉מַטֵּֽה־אַהֲרֹ֖ןmatteaharonAaron's staff Exodus 7:12:8 ⧉אֶת־מַטֹּתָֽם׃etmattotamtheir staffs |
12. Formal Translation Each man dropped his staff, and they became serpents; yet Aaron’s staff swallowed up their staffs. |
12. Dynamic Translation Each one tossed his own staff aside, and it became a snake. But Aaron’s staff gobbled up all the rest. |