Exodus 4:3-5

Rotherham(i) 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:–– 5 that they may believe that Yahweh, God of their fathers,––God of Abraham, God of Isaac, and God of Jacob––hath appeared unto thee.