Exodus 7:12
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Each 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
Each
אִ֣ישׁ (’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

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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