1 Responding, Moses said, "They will not believe me, and they will not listen to my voice, but they will say: 'The Lord has not appeared to you.' "
2 Therefore, he said to him, "What is that you hold in your hand?" He answered, "A staff."
3 And the Lord said, "Cast it down upon the ground." He cast it down, and it was turned into a snake, so that Moses fled away.
4 And the Lord said, "Reach out your hand, and take hold of its tail." He reached out his hand and took hold, and it was turned into a staff.