Exodus 10:22

And Moshe stretched forth his yad toward Shomayim; and there was a thick choshech in kol Eretz Mitzrayim shloshet yamim;

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days:

In Context

21And Hashem said unto Moshe, Stretch out thine yad toward Shomayim, that there may be choshech over Eretz Mitzrayim, even choshech which he can feel.

23They saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for shloshet yamim; but kol Bnei Yisroel had Ohr in their dwellings.

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Cross References

Exodus 20:21Mizbe'ach adamah thou shalt make unto Me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy olot, and thy shelamim, thy tzon, and thine oxen; in all places where I cause My Shem to be remembered, I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee.

Deuteronomy 5:22Now therefore why should we die? For this great eish will consume us; if we hear the voice of Hashem Eloheinu any more, then we shall die.

Psalms 105:28He sent choshech, and made it dark; 1 and they rebelled not against His Devar. 1

Ezekiel 32:7And when I shall put out thy light, 1 I will cover the Shomayim, 1 and make the kokhavim thereof dark; 1 I will cover the shemesh with an anan (cloud), 1 and the yarei'ach (moon) shall not give her light. 1

Joel 2:2A day of choshech and of gloominess, 1 a day of anan (cloud) and of thick darkness, 1 as the shachar (dawn) spread upon the mountains; 1 an am rav (great people, army) and strong; 1 there hath not been ever the like, 1 neither shall be any more after it, 1 even to the years of dor v'dor. 1

Amos 4:13For, hinei, He that formeth the harim, and createth the ruach, 1 and declareth unto man what is his thought, 1 that maketh the shachar darkness, 1 and treadeth upon the high places of the earth, 1 Hashem Elohei Tzva'os Shmo.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 10:22-29

21 And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt. 22 And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days: 23 They saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings. 24 And Pharaoh called unto Moses, and said, Go ye, serve the Lord ; only let your flocks and your herds… Read the whole commentary →

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