Exodus 4:2-4

Rotherham(i) 2 And Yahweh said unto him––What is this in thy hand? And he said––A staff. 3 Then said he––Cast it to the earth. And he cast it to the earth, and it became a serpent,––and Moses fled from the face thereof. 4 And Yahweh said unto Moses, Put forth thy hand, and take it by its tail: So he put forth his hand, and laid hold of it, and it became a staff in his hand:––