Exodus 4:3 - Tree of Life Version Then He said, “Cast it on the ground.” When he cast it to the ground, it became a serpent, so Moses fled from before it. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And He said, Cast it on the ground. And he did so and it became a serpent [the symbol of royal and divine power worn on the crown of the Pharaohs]; and Moses fled from before it. American Standard Version (1901) And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it. Common English Bible The LORD said, “Throw it down on the ground.” So Moses threw it on the ground, and it turned into a snake. Moses jumped back from it. Catholic Public Domain Version And the Lord said, "Cast it down upon the ground." He cast it down, and it was turned into a snake, so that Moses fled away. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the Lord said: Cast it down upon the ground. He cast it down, and it was turned into a serpent: so that Moses fled from it. |
Then Adonai said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand, and take it by the tail.” So he put out his hand, laid hold of it, and it became a staff in his hand.
“When Pharaoh speaks to you saying, ‘Prove yourselves with a miracle,’ then you are to say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and cast it down before Pharaoh, so that it may become a serpent.’”
It will be as when a man is fleeing from a lion—and meets a bear! Or he comes home, leans his hand on the wall, and a snake bites him!