Exodus 4:3

4:3 The Lord6 said, “Throw it to the ground.” So he threw it to the ground, and it became a snake,7 and Moses ran from it.

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6	tn Heb “he”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
7	sn The details of the verse are designed to show that there was a staff that became a snake. The question is used to affirm that there truly was a staff, and then the report of Moses running from it shows it was a genuine snake. Using the serpent as a sign would have had an impact on the religious ideas of Egypt, for the sacred cobra was one of their symbols.