Exodus 4:2-4

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

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.