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Pharaoh demanded, “Bring it then, if what you say is true.”

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So he threw down his staff and—behold!—it became a real snake.

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Then he drew his hand ˹out of his collar˺ and it was ˹shining˺ white for all to see.

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Pharaoh said to the chiefs around him, “He is indeed a skilled magician,

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who seeks to drive you from your land by his magic. So what do you propose?”

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They replied, “Let him and his brother wait and dispatch mobilizers to all cities

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to bring you every skilled magician.”

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So the magicians were assembled at the set time on the appointed day.

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And the people were asked, “Will you join the gathering,

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so that we may follow the magicians if they prevail?”

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