109* Said the Chiefs of the people of Pharaoh: "This is indeed a sorcerer well- versed.  
| |110* "His plan is to get you out of your land: then what is it ye counsel?"  
| |111* They said: "Keep him and his brother in suspense (for a while); and send to the cities men to collect-  
| |112* "And bring up to thee all (our) sorcerers well-versed."  
| |113* So there came the sorcerers to Pharaoh: They said, "of course we shall have a (suitable) reward if we win!"  
| |114* He said: "Yea, (and more),- for ye shall in that case be (raised to posts) nearest (to my person)."  
| |115* They said: "O Moses! wilt thou throw (first), or shall we have the (first) throw?"  
| |116* Said Moses: "Throw ye (first)." So when they threw, they bewitched the eyes of the people, and struck terror into them: for they showed a great (feat of) magic.  
| |117* We revealed to Moses: "Throw (now) thy rod" :and behold! it swallows up all the falsehoods which they fake!  
| |118* Thus truth was confirmed, and all that they did was made of no effect.  
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