משׁה 
Mosheh 
,
שׁלח 
Shalach 
יד 
Yad 
,
אחז 
'achaz 
and take
זנב 
Zanab 
it by the tail
שׁלח 
Shalach 
יד 
Yad 
,
חזק 
Chazaq 
and caught
מטּה מטּה 
Matteh 
it, and it became a rod

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