¹¹ Then Pharaoh summoned the wise men and the sorcerers, and they also, the magicians of Egypt, did the same by their secret arts.^(A)

¹² Each one threw down his staff, and they became snakes, but Aaron’s staff swallowed up theirs.

⁷ But the magicians did the same by their secret arts and brought frogs up on the land of Egypt.^(A)

¹⁸ The magicians tried to produce gnats by their secret arts, but they could not. There were gnats on both humans and animals.^(A)

¹⁹ And the magicians said to Pharaoh, “This is the finger of God!” But Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, just as the Lord had said.^(A)