Exodus 10:23

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

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

22And Moshe stretched forth his yad toward Shomayim; and there was a thick choshech in kol Eretz Mitzrayim shloshet yamim;

24And Pharaoh called unto Moshe, and said, Go ye, serve Hashem; only let your tzon and your herds remain behind; let your little ones also go with you.

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Cross References

Exodus 7:25And seven days came and went, after Hashem had struck the Nile.

Exodus 8:19And I will put a distinction between My people and thy people; tomorrow shall this Ot be.

Exodus 9:4And Hashem shall separate between the mikneh Yisroel and the mikneh Mitzrayim; and there shall nothing die of all that belongs to the Bnei Yisroel.

Exodus 14:20And it came between the machaneh Mitzrayim and the Machaneh Yisroel; there was the anan bringing choshech to the Egyptians, but bringing light by night to Yisroel; so that none came near the other, kol halailah.

Isaiah 42:16And I will bring the ivrim (blind) 1 by a derech that they knew not; 1 I will lead them in paths 1 that they have not known; 1 I will make choshech into ohr before them, 1 and crooked things straight. 1 These things will I do unto them, 1 and not forsake them. 1

Isaiah 65:13Therefore thus saith Adonoi Hashem: 1 Hinei, My Servants shall eat, 1 but ye shall be hungry; 1 hinei, My Servants shall drink, 1 but ye shall be thirsty; 1 hinei, My Servants shall rejoice, 1 but ye shall be ashamed; 1

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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