12 So they threw down each one his rod, and they became big snakes; but Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods.

19 Subsequently Jehovah said to Moses: “Say to Aaron, ‘Take your rod and stretch your hand+ out over the waters of Egypt, over their rivers, over their Nile canals and over their reedy pools+ and over all their impounded waters,* that they may become blood.’ And there will certainly be blood in all the land of Egypt and in the wooden vessels and in the stone vessels.”

10 Subsequently Jehovah said to Moses: “Put Aaron’s rod+ back before the Testimony as something to be kept for a sign+ to the sons of rebelliousness,+ that their murmurings may cease from against me, that they may not die.”

4 This had a golden censer+ and the ark of the covenant+ overlaid all around with gold,+ in which were the golden jar having the manna+ and the rod of Aaron that budded+ and the tablets+ of the covenant;*