³ The Lord said, “Throw it on the ground.”

Moses threw it on the ground and it became a snake,^(A) and he ran from it.

⁴ Then the Lord said to him, “Reach out your hand and take it by the tail.” So Moses reached out and took hold of the snake and it turned back into a staff in his hand.

³⁰ and Aaron told them everything the Lord had said to Moses. He also performed the signs^(A) before the people,

¹⁰ So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did just as the Lord commanded. Aaron threw his staff down in front of Pharaoh and his officials, and it became a snake.

¹² Each one threw down his staff and it became a snake. But Aaron’s staff swallowed up their staffs.