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.


In Context

1 And Moses answereth and saith, 'And, if they do not give credence to me, nor hearken to my voice, and say, Jehovah hath not appeared unto thee?'

2 And Jehovah saith unto him, 'What is this in thy hand?' and he saith, 'A rod;'

3 and 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.

4 And Jehovah saith unto Moses, 'Put forth thy hand, and lay hold on the tail of it;' and he putteth forth his hand, and layeth hold on it, and it becometh a rod in his hand —

5 — so that they believe that Jehovah, God of their fathers, hath appeared unto thee, God of Abraham, God of Isaac, and God of Jacob.'

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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:3And 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.

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 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.