Exodus 4:3
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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.“Throw it on the ground,” said the LORD. So Moses threw it on the ground, and it became a snake, and he ran from it.
In other translations
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.“Throw it on the ground,” said the LORD. So Moses threw it on the ground, and it became a snake, and he ran from it.
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559הַשְׁלִיכֵהוּhashlikhehuthrow itH7993אַרְצָה'artzah[the] ground towardsH776וַיַּשְׁלִיכֵהוּvaiyashlikhehuand he threw itH7993אַרְצָה'artzah[the] ground towardsH776וַיְהִיvayhiand it becameH1961לְנָחָשׁlenachash<into> a snakeH5175וַיָּנָסvaiyanosand he fledH5127מֹשֶׁהmoshehMosesH4872מִפָּנָיו׃mipanavfrom before itH6440
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Related verses
- Exodus 7:10-1510 And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so as the Lord had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it became a serpent. 11 Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments. 12 For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods. 13 And he hardened Pharaoh’s heart, that he hearkened not unto them; as the Lord had said.10 So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did just as the LORD had commanded. Aaron threw his staff down before Pharaoh and his officials, and it became a serpent. 11 But Pharaoh called the wise men and sorcerers and magicians of Egypt, and they also did the same things by their magic arts. 12 Each one threw down his staff, and it became a serpent. But Aaron’s staff swallowed up the other staffs. 13 Still, Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said.
- Exodus 4:17And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs.But take this staff in your hand so you can perform signs with it.”
- Amos 5:19As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.It will be like a man who flees from a lion, only to encounter a bear, or who enters his house and rests his hand against the wall, only to be bitten by a snake.
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