At this Moses threw down his staff, and lo, it became a live serpent.

Therefore Moosa put down his staff – it immediately turned into a visible python.

So he cast his staff; and behold, it was a serpent manifest.

Thereupon [Moses] threw down his staff, and lo! it was a serpent, plainly visible;

Thereupon he cast down his rod, when, lo it was a serpent manifest.

Then [Musa (Moses)] threw his stick and behold! it was a serpent, manifest!

So he threw his staff, and it was an apparent serpent.

So he threw his staff, and it was an apparent serpent.

So he threw his staff, and it was an apparent snake.

So he threw his staff, and it was an apparent snake.

So Moses threw down his staff and—behold!—it became a real snake.

Thereupon Moses threw his rod, and suddenly it was a veritable serpent.

Then [Musa] threw his staff and behold! it was a [Thu`ban] serpent, manifest!

Then he flung down his staff and lo! it was a serpent manifest;

Thereat he threw down his staff, and behold, it became a manifest python.

He threw down his staff, and it was clearly a serpent.

So Moses threw his staff, and suddenly it was a serpent, manifest.

So Moses threw down his staff and suddenly it turned into a real serpent.

So he threw his rod, then lo! it was a clear serpent.

Faalqa AAasahu faitha hiya thuAAbanun mubeenun

fa-alqā ʿaṣāhu fa-idhā hiya thuʿ'bānun mubīnun

Then Moses threw down his staff and suddenly, unmistakably, it appeared as a serpent,

Then (Moses) threw his rod, and behold! it was a serpent, plain (for all to see)!