Parallel Strong's Berean Study Bible“When Pharaoh tells you, ‘Perform a miracle,’ you are to say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh,’ and it will become a serpent. Young's Literal Translation ‘When Pharaoh speaketh unto you, saying, Give for yourselves a wonder; then thou hast said unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast before Pharaoh—it becometh a monster.’ King James Bible When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Shew a miracle for you: then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast [it] before Pharaoh, [and] it shall become a serpent. Hebrew “Whenכִּי֩ (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction Pharaoh פַּרְעֹה֙ (par·‘ōh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 6547: Pharaoh -- a title of Egypt kings tells you, יְדַבֵּ֨ר (yə·ḏab·bêr) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue ‘Perform תְּנ֥וּ (tə·nū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 5414: To give, put, set a miracle,’ מוֹפֵ֑ת (mō·w·p̄êṯ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4159: A miracle, a token, omen you are to say וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ (wə·’ā·mar·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say to Aaron, אַהֲרֹ֗ן (’a·hă·rōn) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 175: Aaron -- an elder brother of Moses ‘Take קַ֧ח (qaḥ) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 3947: To take your staff מַטְּךָ֛ (maṭ·ṭə·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 4294: A staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe and throw it down וְהַשְׁלֵ֥ךְ (wə·haš·lêḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 7993: To throw out, down, away before לִפְנֵֽי־ (lip̄·nê-) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 6440: The face Pharaoh,’ פַרְעֹ֖ה (p̄ar·‘ōh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 6547: Pharaoh -- a title of Egypt kings [and] it {will} become יְהִ֥י (yə·hî) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be a serpent.” לְתַנִּֽין׃ (lə·ṯan·nîn) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8577: A marine, land monster, sea-serpent, jackal |