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Exodus 7

Ex. 7:11 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Then Pharaoh
Par`oh (Hebrew #6547)
Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings
KJV usage: Pharaoh.
Pronounce: par-o'
Origin: of Egyptian derivation
also called
qara' (Hebrew #7121)
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
KJV usage: bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(- ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.
Pronounce: kaw-raw'
Origin: a primitive root (rather identical with 7122 through the idea of accosting a person met)
the wise men
chakam (Hebrew #2450)
wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)
KJV usage: cunning (man), subtil, ((un-)), wise((hearted), man).
Pronounce: khaw-kawm'
Origin: from 2449
andc the sorcerers
kashaph (Hebrew #3784)
properly, to whisper a spell, i.e. to inchant or practise magic
KJV usage: sorcerer, (use) witch(-craft).
Pronounce: kaw-shaf'
Origin: a primitive root
: now the magicians
chartom (Hebrew #2748)
a horoscopist (as drawing magical lines or circles)
KJV usage: magician.
Pronounce: khar-tome'
Origin: from the same as 2747
of Egypt
Mitsrayim (Hebrew #4714)
Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
KJV usage: Egypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.
Pronounce: mits-rah'-yim
Origin: dual of 4693
, they also did
`asah (Hebrew #6213)
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)
KJV usage: accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, X certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, + displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, + feast, (fight-)ing man, + finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, + hinder, hold ((a feast)), X indeed, + be industrious, + journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, + officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, X sacrifice, serve, set, shew, X sin, spend, X surely, take, X thoroughly, trim, X very, + vex, be (warr-)ior, work(-man), yield, use.
Pronounce: aw-saw'
Origin: a primitive root
in like manner
ken (Hebrew #3651)
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles)
KJV usage: + after that (this, -ward, -wards), as ... as, + (for-)asmuch as yet, + be (for which) cause, + following, howbeit, in (the) like (manner, -wise), X the more, right, (even) so, state, straightway, such (thing), surely, + there (where)-fore, this, thus, true, well, X you.
Pronounce: kane
Origin: from 3559
with their enchantments
lahat (Hebrew #3858)
a blaze; also (from the idea of enwrapping) magic (as covert)
KJV usage: flaming, enchantment.
Pronounce: lah'-hat
Origin: from 3857
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Dan. 2:2• 2{i}And the king commanded to call the scribes, and the magicians, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, to show the king his dreams; and they came and stood before the king.{/i} (Dan. 2:2)
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2 Tim. 3:8• 8And in the manner that Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also withstand the truth, men corrupted in mind, reprobate concerning the faith. (2 Tim. 3:8)

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Egypt,
Enchantments,
Jannes and Jambres,
Magician,
Man,
Pharaoh,
Sorcerer,
Wise Men

Cross References

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wise men.
Gen. 41:8,38‑39• 8{i}And it came to pass in the morning, that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the scribes of Egypt, and all the sages who were therein, and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none to interpret them to Pharaoh{/i}.
 38And Pharaoh said to his servants, shall we find [one] as this, a man in whom the Spirit of God [is]?
 39And Pharaoh said to Joseph, since God has made all this known to thee, there is none discreet and wise as thou. (Gen. 41:8,38‑39)
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Isa. 19:11‑12• 11The princes of Zoan [are] utterly fools; the counsel of the wise counsellors of Pharaoh is become senseless. How say ye unto Pharaoh, I [am] the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?
 12Where [are] they then, thy wise [men]? let them tell thee now; and let them make known what Jehovah of hosts hath purposed upon Egypt. (Isa. 19:11‑12)
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Isa. 47:12‑13• 12Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest terrify.
 13Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels: let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from [the things] that shall come upon thee. (Isa. 47:12‑13)
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Dan. 2:2,27• 2{i}And the king commanded to call the scribes, and the magicians, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, to show the king his dreams; and they came and stood before the king.{/i}
 27{i}Daniel answered in the presence of the king and said, The secret that the king hath demanded cannot{/i} the wise men, astrologers, the magicians, and the soothsayers, show unto the king; (Dan. 2:2,27)
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Dan. 4:7‑9• 7{i}Then came in the scribes, the magicians, the Chaldeans, and the astrologers; and I told the dream before them; but{/i} they did not make known to me the interpretation thereof.
 8But, at the last, Daniel came in before me, whose name was Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god, {i}and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and before him I told the dream{/i}:
 9O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and no secret troubleth thee, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation thereof. (Dan. 4:7‑9)
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Dan. 5:7,11• 7The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. {i}The king spoke and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whosoever shall read this writing, and show me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with purple, and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.{/i}
 11There is a man {i}in thy kingdom in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and{/i} in the days of thy father, light and understanding, and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers; (Dan. 5:7,11)
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2 Tim. 3:8• 8And in the manner that Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also withstand the truth, men corrupted in mind, reprobate concerning the faith. (2 Tim. 3:8)
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Rev. 19:20• 20And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought the signs before him, with which he deceived those that had received the mark of the beast and those that worshipped his image: they two were cast alive into the lake of fire that burneth with brimstone. (Rev. 19:20)
sorcerers.{Mechashshaphim,} probably from the Arabic {kashapha,} to discover, reveal, signifies diviners, or those who pretended to reveal futurity, to discover things lost, or to find hidden treasures.they also.
Ex. 7:22• 22{i}And the scribes of Egypt did so with their sorceries; and Pharaoh's heart was stubborn, neither did he hearken to them, as Jehovah had said.{/i} (Ex. 7:22)
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Ex. 8:7,18• 7{i}And the scribes did so with their sorceries, and brought up frogs on the land of Egypt.{/i}
 18{i}And the scribes did so with their sorceries, to bring forth gnats; but they could not. And the gnats were on man and on beast.{/i} (Ex. 8:7,18)
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Deut. 13:1‑3• 1{i}If there arise among you a prophet, or one that dreameth dreams, and he give thee a sign or a wonder,{/i}
 2{i}and the sign or the wonder come to pass that he told unto thee, when he said, Let us go after other gods, whom thou hast not known, and let us serve them,{/i}
 3{i}—thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams; for Jehovah your God proveth you, to know whether ye love Jehovah your God with all your heart and with all your soul.{/i} (Deut. 13:1‑3)
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Matt. 24:24• 24for there shall arise false Christs and false prophets, and shall give great signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even the elect. (Matt. 24:24)
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Gal. 3:1• 1O senseless Galatians! who bewitched you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was portrayed among you as crucified? (Gal. 3:1)
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Eph. 4:14• 14that we may no longer be babes, tossed and carried about by every wind of doctrine in the sleight of men, in craftiness for the scheming of error, (Eph. 4:14)
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2 Thess. 2:9• 9whose coming is according to the working of Satan in all power and signs and wonders of falsehood, (2 Thess. 2:9)
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Rev. 13:11‑15• 11And I saw another beast rising up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
 12And all the authority of the first beast he exerciseth before him, and causeth the earth and those that dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
 13And he doeth great signs, so that even fire he maketh come down out of the heaven unto the earth before men;
 14and he deceiveth those that dwell on the earth because of the signs which it was given him to do before the beast, saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, who hath the wound of the sword and lived.
 15And it was given him to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak and cause [that] as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. (Rev. 13:11‑15)
enchantments.By the word {lahatim,} from {lahat,} to burn, may be meant such incantations as required lustral fires, fumigations, etc.

J. N. Darby Translation

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And Pharaoh also called the sages and the sorcerers; and they too, the scribesd of Egypt, did so with their enchantments:

JND Translation Notes

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See Gen. 41.8.

W. Kelly Translation

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And Pharaoh also called the sages and the sorcerers; and they too, the scribes of Egypt, did so with their enchantments:

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)