Exodus 10:22

So Moses stretched forth his hand over the heavens,—and there was thick darkness in all the land of Egypt for three days;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

21Then said Yahweh unto Moses: Stretch forth thy hand over the heavens, that there may be darkness, over the land of Egypt,—and that one may feel the darkness.

23they saw not one another neither rose any man from his couch for three days,—but all the sons of Israel, had light in their dwellings.

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Cross References

Exodus 20:21So then the people stood afar off, and, Moses, approached unto the thick gloom, where God was.

Deuteronomy 5:22These words, spake Yahweh unto all the convocation of you in the mount out of the midst of the fire the cloud and the thick gloom, a loud voice, and added not,—and he wrote them upon two tables of stone, and gave them unto me.

Psalms 105:28He sent darkness, and made it dark, But they rebelled against his words;

Ezekiel 32:7And when I quench thee, I will cover the heavens, And obscure their stars,— The sun—with a cloud, will I cover, And the moon shall not shed her light;

Joel 2:2A day of obscurity and deep gloom, a day of cloud, and thick darkness, as dusk, spread over the mountains,—a people, many and bold, like whom, hath not been from age-past times, and, after whom, shall not be again unto the years of generation after generation.

Amos 4:13For lo! He that fashioned the mountains, and created the wind, and who telleth the son of earth what is his thought, who turneth dawn into darkness, and marcheth upon the high places of the earth, Yahweh, God of hosts, is his name!

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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