2 The LORD said to him, “What is that in your hand?” He said, “A staff.”3 And he said, “Throw it on the ground.” So he threw it on the ground, and it became a serpent, and Moses ran from it.4 But the LORD said to Moses, “Put out your hand and catch it by the tail”—so he put out his hand and caught it, and it became a staff in his hand—
