The Lord said to Moses and Aaron. The brief transitional verse marks the beginning of the plague narrative proper. All the preparation — the burning bush, the objections, the genealogy, the commission — has been prologue. Now the confrontation begins. What God says in the verses that follow establishes the first sign before Pharaoh, the conversion of Aaron's staff to a serpent. The dual address to Moses and Aaron reflects the partnership now fully operational: God speaks to both, both are responsible, both act together. The plural commission is a covenant pattern — the witnesses needed to establish testimony are always at least two (Deuteronomy 19:15). Moses and Aaron before Pharaoh are two witnesses to the same truth, as the two olive trees and the two lampstands in Revelation 11:4 stand before the Lord of the earth.

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