1. Moses answered and said: They will not believe me, nor hear my voice, but they will say: The Lord hath not appeared to thee.
2. Then he said to him: What is that thou holdest in thy hand? He answered: A rod.
3. And the Lord said: Cast it down upon the ground. He cast it down, and it was turned into a serpent: so that Moses fled from it.
4. And the Lord said: Put out thy hand and take it by the tail. He put forth his hand, and took hold of it, and it was turned into a rod.