Parallel Verses
Amplified
So Moses stretched out his hand toward the sky, and for three days a thick darkness was all over the land of Egypt [no sun, no moon, no stars].
New American Standard Bible
So Moses stretched out his hand toward the sky, and there was
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:
Holman Bible
So Moses stretched out his hand toward heaven, and there was thick darkness throughout the land of Egypt for three days.
International Standard Version
So Moses stretched his hand toward the sky, and there was thick darkness in all the land of Egypt for three days.
A Conservative Version
And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven, and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days,
American Standard Version
And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days;
Bible in Basic English
And when Moses' hand was stretched out, dark night came over all the land of Egypt for three days;
Darby Translation
And Moses stretched out his hand toward the heavens; and there was a thick darkness throughout the land of Egypt three days:
Julia Smith Translation
And Moses will stretch forth his hand toward the heavens, and there shall be thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days.
King James 2000
And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days:
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Moses stretched out his hand toward the heavens, and there was darkness of night in all the land of Egypt [for] three days.
Modern King James verseion
And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven. And there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Moses stretched forth his hand unto heaven, and there was a dark mist upon all the land of Egypt three days long,
NET Bible
So Moses extended his hand toward heaven, and there was absolute darkness throughout the land of Egypt for three days.
New Heart English Bible
Moses stretched forth his hand toward the sky, and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days.
The Emphasized Bible
So Moses stretched forth his hand over the heavens, - and there was thick darkness in all the land of Egypt for three days;
Webster
And Moses stretched forth his hand towards heaven: and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days:
World English Bible
Moses stretched forth his hand toward the sky, and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days.
Youngs Literal Translation
And Moses stretcheth out his hand towards the heavens, and there is darkness -- thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days;
Themes
Darkness » Miraculous » In egypt
Darkness » Miraculous » Over the land of egypt
Egypt » History of israel in » Egypt is plagued for pharaoh's obstinacy
God's Judgments » Plagues » Of egypt
intercession » Answered » Instances of » Of moses, in behalf of pharaoh » Plague » Darkness
Meteorology and celestial phenomena » Phenomena of » The plague of darkness
Miracles » To witness to Christ as messiah spurious » Darkness
Miracles wrought through servants of God » Moses and aaron: » Darkness brought
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 10:22
Verse Info
Context Readings
Plague Nine: Darkness
21
Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward the sky, so that
Cross References
Psalm 105:28
He sent [thick, oppressive] darkness and made the land dark;
And Moses and Aaron did not rebel against His words.
Revelation 16:10
Then the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and his kingdom was plunged into darkness; and people gnawed their tongues because of the pain [of their excruciating anguish and severe torment],
Exodus 20:21
So the people stood at a [safe] distance, but Moses approached the thick cloud where God was.
Deuteronomy 4:11
You approached and stood at the foot of the mountain, and the mountain burned with fire to the [very] heart of the heavens: darkness, cloud and thick gloom.
Deuteronomy 5:22
“The Lord spoke these words with a great voice to all your assembly at the mountain out of the midst of the fire, the cloud, and the thick darkness, and He added no more. He wrote these commandments on two tablets of stone and gave them to me.
Joel 2:2
A day of darkness and gloom,
A day of clouds and of thick [dark] mist,
Like the dawn spread over the mountains;
There is a [pagan, hostile] people numerous and mighty,
The like of which has never been before
Nor will be again afterward
Even for years of many generations.
Joel 2:31
“The sun will be turned into darkness
And the moon into blood
Before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes.
Amos 4:13
For behold, He who forms the mountains and creates the wind
And declares to man what are His thoughts,
He who makes the dawn into darkness
And treads on the heights of the earth—
The Lord God of hosts is His name.