New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 4:1-3

1Then Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “What ifוְהֵן֙ve.HenH2005they will not believeיַאֲמִ֣ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuH539me orlistenיִשְׁמְע֖וּyish.me.'UH8085to whatH6963I sayH6963?For they may sayיֹֽאמְר֔וּyo.me.RuH559, ‘The Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068has not appearedנִרְאָ֥הnir.'AhH7200to you.’”

2The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Whatמַה־זֶּ֣הmah-zeh-H4100is that in your handבְיָדֶ֑ךָve.ya.De.khaH3027?”And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “A staffמַטֶּֽה׃ma.TehH4294.”

3Then He saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Throwהַשְׁלִיכֵ֣הוּhash.li.Khe.huH7993it on the groundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776.”So he threwוַיַּשְׁלִיכֵ֥הוּvai.yash.li.Khe.huH7993it on the groundאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776, andit becameוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961a serpentלְנָחָ֑שׁle.na.ChashH5175;and Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872fledוַיָּ֥נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127from it.

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