Exo 4:3 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 3. A serpent ] Of what sort we know not, as the word nachash is a general name for serpents, and also means several other things, see : but it was either of a kind that he had not seen before, or one that he knew to be dangerous; for it is said, he fled from before it . Some suppose the staff was changed into a crocodile ; .

‏ Exodus 4:3

Verse 3. A serpent] Of what sort we know not, as the word nachash is a general name for serpents, and also means several other things, see Ge 3:1: but it was either of a kind that he had not seen before, or one that he knew to be dangerous; for it is said, he fled from before it. Some suppose the staff was changed into a crocodile; See Clarke on Ex 7:10.