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2 Then the LORD asked him, |What's that in your hand?| He answered, |A shepherd's staff.| 3 The LORD said, |Throw it on the ground.| When Moses threw it on the ground, it became a snake, and he ran away from it. 4 Then the LORD said to Moses, |Reach out and grab the snake by its tail.| He reached out and grabbed it, and it turned back into a staff as he held it. 5 [The LORD explained,] |This is to convince the people that the LORD God of their ancestors, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, appeared to you.| 6 The LORD said to him, |Put your hand inside your shirt.| So Moses did this, and when he took his hand out, it had a skin disease. It looked as [flaky as] snow. 7 |Now put your hand back inside your shirt,| the LORD said. Moses put it back, and when he took it out this time, it was healthy again like the rest of his body. 8 [Then the LORD said,] |If they won't believe you or pay attention to the first miraculous sign, they may believe the second. Exodus 4:2-8, God's Word Translation. Copyright © 1995 by God's Word to the Nations.
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