Exo 7:12 | NET2full | STEP | Each man threw down his staff , and the staffs became snakes . But Aaron’s staff swallowed up their staffs .

Exodus 7:12

12 Each man ^{▼▼tn The verb is plural, but the subject is singular, “a man—his staff.” This noun can be given a distributive sense: “each man threw down his staff.”} threw down his staff, and the staffs became snakes. But Aaron’s staff swallowed up their staffs.