Exodus 7:11
Good News Translation
Then the king called for his wise men and magicians, and by their magic they did the same thing.

New Revised Standard Version
Then Pharaoh summoned the wise men and the sorcerers; and they also, the magicians of Egypt, did the same by their secret arts.

Contemporary English Version
Then the king called in the wise men and the magicians, who used their secret powers to do the same thing--

New American Bible
Pharaoh, in turn, summoned the wise men and the sorcerers, and they also, the magicians of Egypt, did the same thing by their magic arts.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Pharao called the wise men and the magicians; and they also by Egyptian enchantments and certain secrets, did in like manner.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And Pharao called the wise men and the magicians; and they also by Egyptian enchantments and certain secrets, did in like manner.

wise men

Genesis 41:8,38,39 And when morning was come, being struck with fear, he sent to all the interpreters of Egypt, and to all the wise men: and they being called for, he told them his dream, and there was not any one that could interpret it. . . .

Isaiah 19:11,12 The princes of Tanis are become fools, the wise counsellors of Pharao have given foolish counsel: how will you say to Pharao: I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings? . . .

Isaiah 47:12,13 Stand now with thy enchanters, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, in which thou hast laboured from thy youth, if so be it may profit thee any thing, or if thou mayst become stronger. . . .

Daniel 2:2,27 Then the king commanded to call together the diviners and the wise men, and the magicians, and the Chaldeans: to declare to the king his dreams: so they came and stood before the king. . . .

Daniel 4:7-9 This was the vision of my head in my bed: I saw, and behold a tree in the midst of the earth, and the height thereof was exceeding great. . . .

Daniel 5:7,11 And the king cried out aloud to bring in the wise men, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. And the king spoke, and said to the wise men of Babylon: Whosoever shall read this writing, and shall make known to me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with purple, and shall have a golden chain on his neck, and shall be the third man in my kingdom. . . .

2 Timothy 3:8 Now as Jannes and Mambres resisted Moses, so these also resist the truth, men corrupted in mind, reprobate concerning the faith.

Revelation 19:20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet who wrought signs before him, wherewith he seduced them who received the character of the beast and who adored his image. These two were cast alive into the pool of fire burning with brimstone.

sorcerers.

the also

Exodus 7:22 And the magicians of the Egyptians with their enchantments did in like manner; and Pharao's heart was hardened, neither did he hear them, as the Lord had commanded.

Exodus 8:7,18 And the magicians also, by their enchantments, did in like manner, and they brought forth frogs upon the land of Egypt. . . .

Deuteronomy 13:1-3 If there rise in the midst of thee a prophet or one that saith he hath dreamed a dream, and he foretell a sign and a wonder, . . .

Matthew 24:24 For there shall arise false Christs and false prophets and shall shew great signs and wonders, insomuch as to deceive (if possible) even the elect.

Galatians 3:1 O senseless Galatians, who hath bewitched you that you should not obey the truth: before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been set forth, crucified among you?

Ephesians 4:14 That henceforth we be no more children tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the wickedness of men, by cunning craftiness by which they lie in wait to deceive.

2 Thessalonians 2:9 Whose coming is according to the working of Satan, in all power and signs and lying wonders:

Revelation 13:11-15 And I saw another beast coming up out of the earth: and he had two horns, like a lamb: and he spoke as a dragon. . . .

enchantments.

Context
Aaron's Staff Becomes a Serpent
10So Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharao, and did as the Lord had commanded. And Aaron took the rod before Pharao and his servants, and it was turned into a serpent. 11And Pharao called the wise men and the magicians; and they also by Egyptian enchantments and certain secrets, did in like manner.12And they every one cast down their rods, and they were turned into serpents: but Aaron's rod devoured their rods.…
Cross References
2 Timothy 3:8
Now as Jannes and Mambres resisted Moses, so these also resist the truth, men corrupted in mind, reprobate concerning the faith.

2 Timothy 3:9
But they shall proceed no farther: for their folly shall be manifest to all men, as theirs also was.

Revelation 13:13
And he did great signs, so that he made also fire to come down from heaven unto the earth, in the sight of men.

Revelation 13:14
And he seduced them that dwell on the earth, for the signs which were given him to do in the sight of the beast: saying to them that dwell on the earth that they should make the image of the beast which had the wound by the sword and lived.

Genesis 41:8
And when morning was come, being struck with fear, he sent to all the interpreters of Egypt, and to all the wise men: and they being called for, he told them his dream, and there was not any one that could interpret it.

Exodus 7:12
And they every one cast down their rods, and they were turned into serpents: but Aaron's rod devoured their rods.

Exodus 7:22
And the magicians of the Egyptians with their enchantments did in like manner; and Pharao's heart was hardened, neither did he hear them, as the Lord had commanded.

Exodus 8:7
And the magicians also, by their enchantments, did in like manner, and they brought forth frogs upon the land of Egypt.

Exodus 8:18
And the magicians with their enchantments practised in like manner, to bring forth sciniphs, and they could not: and there were sciniphs as well on men as on beasts.

1 Samuel 6:2
And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying: What shall we do with the ark of the Lord? tell us how we are to send it back to its place. And they said:

Daniel 2:2
Then the king commanded to call together the diviners and the wise men, and the magicians, and the Chaldeans: to declare to the king his dreams: so they came and stood before the king.

Daniel 4:6
Baltassar, prince of the diviners, because I know that thou hast in thee the spirit of the holy gods, and that no secret is impossible to thee, tell me the visions of my dreams that I have seen, and the interpretation of them?

Daniel 5:7
And the king cried out aloud to bring in the wise men, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. And the king spoke, and said to the wise men of Babylon: Whosoever shall read this writing, and shall make known to me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with purple, and shall have a golden chain on his neck, and shall be the third man in my kingdom.

Exodus 7:10
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