Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleEach one threw down his staff, and it became a serpent. But Aaron’s staff swallowed up the other staffs. Young's Literal Translation and they cast down each his rod, and they become monsters, and the rod of Aaron swalloweth their rods; King James Bible For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods. Hebrew Eachאִ֣ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person one threw down וַיַּשְׁלִ֙יכוּ֙ (way·yaš·lî·ḵū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7993: To throw out, down, away his staff, מַטֵּ֔הוּ (maṭ·ṭê·hū) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 4294: A staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe and it became וַיִּהְי֖וּ (way·yih·yū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be a serpent. לְתַנִּינִ֑ם (lə·ṯan·nî·nim) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8577: A marine, land monster, sea-serpent, jackal But Aaron’s אַהֲרֹ֖ן (’a·hă·rōn) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 175: Aaron -- an elder brother of Moses staff מַטֵּֽה־ (maṭ·ṭêh-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4294: A staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe swallowed up וַיִּבְלַ֥ע (way·yiḇ·la‘) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1104: To swallow down, swallow up, engulf [the other] staffs. מַטֹּתָֽם׃ (maṭ·ṭō·ṯām) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 4294: A staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe |