Exodus 4:3

Good News Translation

The Lord said, “Throw it on the ground.” When Moses threw it down, it turned into a snake, and he ran away from it.

Cross References

Exodus 4:17

Take this walking stick with you; for with it you will perform miracles.”

Exodus 4:4

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Reach down and pick it up by the tail.” So Moses reached down and caught it, and it became a walking stick again.

Exodus 7:9

“If the king demands that you prove yourselves by performing a miracle, tell Aaron to take his walking stick and throw it down in front of the king, and it will turn into a snake.”

Amos 5:19

It will be like someone who runs from a lion and meets a bear! Or like someone who comes home and puts his hand on the wall—only to be bitten by a snake!