Exodus 4:2-4

New Century Version

² The Lord said to him, “What is that in your hand?”

Moses answered, “It is my walking stick.”

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

So Moses threw it on the ground, and it became a snake. Moses ran from the snake, ⁴ but the Lord said to him, “Reach out and grab the snake by its tail.” When Moses reached out and took hold of the snake, it again became a stick in his hand.