Taa-Haa • BN-TAFSEER-IBN-E-KASEER
﴿ قَالُوا۟ يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِمَّآ أَن تُلْقِىَ وَإِمَّآ أَن نَّكُونَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ أَلْقَىٰ ﴾
“Said [the sorcerers]: "O Moses! Either thou throw (thy staff first], or we shall be the first to throw."”
Please check ayah 20:70 for complete tafsir.