Exodus 4:2-4
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2 And the Lord said to him, What is that in your hand? And he said, A rod.
3 And He said, Cast it on the ground. And he did so and it became a serpent [the symbol of royal and divine power worn on the crown of the Pharaohs]; and Moses fled from before it.
4 And the Lord said to Moses, Put forth your hand and take it by the tail. And he stretched out his hand and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand,
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Exodus 4:2-4
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2 Then the Lord said to him, “What is that in your hand?”
“A staff,”(A) he replied.
3 The Lord said, “Throw it on the ground.”
Moses threw it on the ground and it became a snake,(B) and he ran from it. 4 Then the Lord said to him, “Reach out your hand and take it by the tail.” So Moses reached out and took hold of the snake and it turned back into a staff in his hand.
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