1. And Moses answered and said, But behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken to my voice: for they will say, The LORD hath not appeared to thee.
2. And the LORD said to him, What is that in thy 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 to Moses, Put forth thy hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand: