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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Exodus 4:3
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.
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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.
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 in 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.
Surrounding context — Exodus 4
1 And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The LORD hath not appeared unto thee.
2 And the LORD said unto him, What [is] that in thine hand? And he said, A rod.
3 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.
4 And the LORD said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand:
5 That they may believe that the LORD God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee.
6 And the LORD said furthermore unto him, Put now thine hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his hand [was] leprous as snow.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙H559 · a.marto sayהַשְׁלִיכֵ֣הוּH7993 · sha.lakhto throwאַ֔רְצָהH776 · e.retsland: country/planetוַיַּשְׁלִיכֵ֥הוּH7993 · sha.lakhto throwאַ֖רְצָהH776 · e.retsland: country/planetוַיְהִ֣יH1961 · ha.yahto beלְנָחָ֑שׁH5175 · na.chashserpentוַיָּ֥נָסH5127 · nusto fleeמֹשֶׁ֖הH4872 · mo.shehMosesמִפָּנָֽיו׃H6440 · pa.nehface: before
Cross-references
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.Exodus 7:10-15And 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.Exodus 4:17And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs.
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