Exodus 4:3

Authorized King James Version (1611)

And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it.

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Referenced Verses

  • Exod 4:17 : 17 And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs.
  • Exod 7:10-15 : 10 And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so as the LORD had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it became a serpent. 11 Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments. 12 For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods. 13 And he hardened Pharaoh's heart, that he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said. 14 ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses, Pharaoh's heart [is] hardened, he refuseth to let the people go. 15 Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the water; and thou shalt stand by the river's brink against he come; and the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thine hand.
  • Amos 5:19 : 19 As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Exod 4:4
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    4And the LORD said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand:

  • Exod 4:1-2
    2 verses
    84%

    1¶ And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The LORD hath not appeared unto thee.

    2And the LORD said unto him, What [is] that in thine hand? And he said, A rod.

  • Exod 7:8-10
    3 verses
    81%

    8¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

    9When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Shew a miracle for you: then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast [it] before Pharaoh, [and] it shall become a serpent.

    10And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so as the LORD had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it became a serpent.

  • Exod 7:12
    76%

    12For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods.

  • Num 21:6-9
    4 verses
    75%

    6And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.

    7Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD, and against thee; pray unto the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.

    8And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live.

    9And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.

  • Exod 7:15
    75%

    15Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the water; and thou shalt stand by the river's brink against he come; and the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thine hand.

  • Num 20:9
    74%

    9And Moses took the rod from before the LORD, as he commanded him.

  • Exod 4:17
    74%

    17And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs.

  • Exod 9:8
    73%

    8¶ And the LORD said unto Moses and unto Aaron, Take to you handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward the heaven in the sight of Pharaoh.

  • Exod 8:16-17
    2 verses
    72%

    16¶ And the LORD said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy rod, and smite the dust of the land, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt.

    17And they did so; for Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and smote the dust of the earth, and it became lice in man, and in beast; all the dust of the land became lice throughout all the land of Egypt.

  • Exod 8:5-7
    3 verses
    72%

    5And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch forth thine hand with thy rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt.

    6And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt.

    7And the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt.

  • Exod 4:20-21
    2 verses
    72%

    20And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt: and Moses took the rod of God in his hand.

    21And the LORD said unto Moses, When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put in thine hand: but I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go.

  • Exod 9:22-23
    2 verses
    72%

    22¶ And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch forth thine hand toward heaven, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, upon man, and upon beast, and upon every herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt.

    23And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt.

  • Exod 3:3-5
    3 verses
    72%

    3And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.

    4And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here [am] I.

    5And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest [is] holy ground.

  • Exod 9:10
    71%

    10And they took ashes of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses sprinkled it up toward heaven; and it became a boil breaking forth [with] blains upon man, and upon beast.

  • Exod 7:20
    71%

    20And Moses and Aaron did so, as the LORD commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that [were] in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that [were] in the river were turned to blood.

  • Exod 2:15
    71%

    15Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well.

  • Acts 7:31
    70%

    31When Moses saw [it], he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to behold [it], the voice of the Lord came unto him,

  • Lev 24:13
    70%

    13And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

  • John 3:14
    70%

    14‹And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:›

  • Exod 17:5
    70%

    5And the LORD said unto Moses, Go on before the people, and take with thee of the elders of Israel; and thy rod, wherewith thou smotest the river, take in thine hand, and go.

  • Exod 14:16
    70%

    16But lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go on dry [ground] through the midst of the sea.

  • Exod 14:26-27
    2 verses
    70%

    26And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the sea, that the waters may come again upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen.

    27And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.

  • Exod 4:9
    69%

    9And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe also these two signs, neither hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of the river, and pour [it] upon the dry [land]: and the water which thou takest out of the river shall become blood upon the dry [land].

  • Exod 6:10
    69%

    10¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

  • Num 17:11
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    11And Moses did [so]: as the LORD commanded him, so did he.

  • Num 16:44
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    44And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

  • Num 14:13
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    13And Moses said unto the LORD, Then the Egyptians shall hear [it], (for thou broughtest up this people in thy might from among them;)

  • Exod 4:6
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    6And the LORD said furthermore unto him, Put now thine hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his hand [was] leprous as snow.

  • Acts 7:33
    69%

    33Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place where thou standest is holy ground.

  • Gen 3:14
    68%

    14¶ And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou [art] cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: