Exodus 4:3
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
“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 context
1 Then Moses answered, “What if they do not believe me or listen to my voice? For they may say, ‘The LORD has not appeared to you.’”
2 And the LORD asked him, “What is that in your hand?” “A staff,” he replied.
3 “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.
4 “Stretch out your hand and grab it by the tail,” the LORD said to Moses, who reached out his hand and caught the snake, and it turned back into a staff in his hand.
5 “This is so that they may believe that the LORD, the God of their fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has appeared to you.”
Exodus 4:3 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- “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.
- KJV King James Version
- 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.
- WEB World English Bible
- He said, “Throw it on the ground.” He threw it on the ground, and it became a snake; and Moses ran away from it.
- ASV American Standard Version
- 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.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- 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.
- DBY Darby Translation
- 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.
- WBS Webster Bible
- 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.