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a madman!
S: Said he: Most surely your Messenger who is sent to you is mad.
026.028
Y: (Moses) said: "Lord of the East and the West, and all between! if ye
only had sense!"
P: He said: Lord of the East and the West and all that is between them,
if ye did but understand.
S: He said: The Lord of the east and the west and what is between them,
if you understand.
026.029
Y: (Pharaoh) said: "If thou dost put forward any god other than me, I
will certainly put thee in prison!"
P: (Pharaoh) said: If thou choosest a god other than me, I assuredly
shall place thee among the prisoners.
S: Said he: If you will take a god besides me, I will most certainly
make you one of the imprisoned.
026.030
Y: (Moses) said: "Even if I showed you something clear (and)
convincing?"
P: He said: Even though I show thee something plain?
S: He said: What! even if I bring to you something manifest?
026.031
Y: (Pharaoh) said: "Show it then, if thou tellest the truth!"
P: (Pharaoh) said: Produce it then, if thou art of the truthful!
S: Said he: Bring it then, if you are of the truthful ones.
026.032
Y: So (Moses) threw his rod, and behold, it was a serpent, plain (for
all to see)!
P: Then he flung down his staff and it became a serpent manifest,
S: So he cast down his rod, and lo! it was an obvious serpent,
026.033
Y: And he drew out his hand, and behold, it was white to all beholders!
P: And he drew forth his hand and lo! it was white to the beholders.
S: And he drew forth his hand, and lo! it appeared white to the
onlookers.
026.034
Y: (Pharaoh) said to the Chiefs around him: "This is indeed a sorcerer
well-versed:"
P: (Pharaoh) said unto the chiefs about him: Lo! this is verily a
knowing wizard,
S: (Firon) said to the chiefs around him: Most surely this is a skillful
magician,
026.035
Y: "His plan is to get you out of your land by his sorcery; then what is
it ye counsel?"
P: Who would drive you out of your land by his magic. Now what counsel
ye?
S: Who desires to turn you out of your land with his magic; what is it
then that you advise?
026.036
Y: They said: "Keep him and his brother in suspense (for a while), and
dispatch to the Cities heralds to collect-"
P: They said: Put him off, (him) and his brother, and send into the
cities summoners,
S: They said: Give him and his brother respite and send heralds into the
cities;
026.037
Y: "And bring up to thee all (our) sorcerers
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