But the LORDsaidto Moses,"Stretchout your handand grasp[it] by its tail"--so he stretchedout his handand caughtit, and it becamea staffin his hand--
He said,"Takeit up for yourself." So he putout his handand tookit.
You will treadupon the lionand cobra,The younglionand the serpentyou will trampledown.
Then He said,"Throwit on the ground."So he threwit on the ground,and it becamea serpent;and Mosesfledfrom it.
"that they may believethat the LORD,the Godof their fathers,the Godof Abraham,the Godof Isaac,and the Godof Jacob,has appearedto you."
they will pickup serpents,and ifthey drinkanydeadly[poison], it will not hurtthem; they will layhandson the sick,and they will recover."
"Behold,I have givenyou authorityto treadon serpentsand scorpions,and overallthe powerof the enemy,and nothingwill injureyou.
His mothersaidto the servants,"WhateverHe saysto you, doit."
