^{3 Ref} And he said, Cast in on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it.

^{4 Ref} And Jehovah said unto Moses, Put forth thy hand, and take it by the tail: (and he put forth his hand, and laid hold of it, and it became a rod in his hand:)

^{5 Ref} That they may believe that Jehovah, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee.