3And 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.


In Context

1 Moses answered and said: They will not believe me, nor hear my voice, but they will say: The Lord hath not appeared to thee.

2 Then he said to him: What is that thou holdest in thy hand? He answered: A rod.

3 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.

4 And the Lord said: Put out thy hand and take it by the tail. He put forth his hand, and took hold of it, and it was turned into a rod.

5 That they may believe, saith he, that the Lord God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared to thee.

Exodus 4:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:3And 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

4:3The Lord said, "Throw it on the ground." Moses threw it on the ground and it became a snake, and he ran from it.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:3And he said, Cast in on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:3And 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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:3And 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:3And 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:3He said, |Throw it on the ground.| He threw it on the ground, and it became a snake; and Moses ran away from it.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:3and He saith, 'Cast it to the earth;' and he casteth it to the earth, and it becometh a serpent — and Moses fleeth from its presence.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:3And 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.