Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward the sky, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even a darkness which may be felt.”

King James Version

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.

Holman Bible

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven, and there will be darkness over the land of Egypt, a darkness that can be felt.”

International Standard Version

Then the LORD told Moses, "Stretch your hand toward the sky and there will be darkness over the land of Egypt, a darkness that one can feel."

A Conservative Version

And LORD said to Moses, Stretch out thy hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt.

American Standard Version

And Jehovah said unto Moses, Stretch out thy hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt.

Amplified

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward the sky, so that darkness may come over the land of Egypt, a darkness which [is so awful that it] may be felt.”

Bible in Basic English

And the Lord said to Moses, Let your hand be stretched out to heaven, and all the land of Egypt will be dark, so that men will be feeling their way about in the dark.

Darby Translation

And Jehovah said to Moses, Stretch out thy hand toward the heavens, that there may be darkness in the land of Egypt so that one may feel darkness.

Julia Smith Translation

And Jehovah will say to Moses, Stretch forth thy hand towards the heavens, and darkness shall be upon the land of Egypt, and the darkness shall be felt

King James 2000

And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out your hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And Yahweh said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand toward the heavens so that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt and so that [a person can] feel darkness."

Modern King James verseion

And Jehovah said to Moses, Stretch out your hand toward the heavens, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, so that one may even feel the darkness.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And the LORD said unto Moses, "Stretch out thy hand unto heaven, and let there be darkness upon the land of Egypt: even that they may feel the darkness."

NET Bible

The Lord said to Moses, "Extend your hand toward heaven so that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, a darkness so thick it can be felt."

New Heart English Bible

The LORD said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand toward the sky, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt."

The Emphasized Bible

Then 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.

Webster

And the LORD said to Moses, Stretch out thy hand towards heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt.

World English Bible

Yahweh said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand toward the sky, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt."

Youngs Literal Translation

And Jehovah saith unto Moses, 'Stretch out thy hand towards the heavens, and there is darkness over the land of Egypt, and the darkness is felt.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And the Lord

Usage: 0

משׁה 
Mosheh 
Usage: 766

יד 
Yad 
Usage: 1612

שׁמה שׁמים 
Shamayim 
Usage: 420

חשׁך 
Choshek 
Usage: 78

over the land
ארץ 
'erets 
Usage: 2504

of Egypt
מצרים 
Mitsrayim 
Usage: 681

חשׁך 
Choshek 
Usage: 78

References

American

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Context Readings

Plague Nine: Darkness

20 But Jehovah made the king stubborn. He did not let the Israelites go. 21 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward the sky, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even a darkness which may be felt.” 22 Moses raised his hand toward the sky. Total darkness fell throughout Egypt for three days.

Cross References

Exodus 9:22

Jehovah said to Moses: Stretch out your hand toward the sky. Hail will fall on all the land of Egypt, on man and on beast and on every plant of the field, throughout the land of Egypt.

Psalm 105:28

He sent darkness and made their land dark. They did not rebel against his orders.

Deuteronomy 28:29

that even in bright sunshine you will have to feel your way around like a blind person. You will tell day from night! For the rest of your life, people will beat and rob you. No one will be able to stop them.

Psalm 35:6

Let their path be dark and slippery as the angel of Jehovah pursues them.

Psalm 78:49

He sent his fierce burning anger, his rage and fury against them. He sent an army of destroying angels.

Proverbs 4:19

The way of the wicked is like darkness. They do not know what makes them stumble.

Ecclesiastes 2:14

The wise man's eyes are in his head, but the foolish man walks in darkness. Yet I saw that the same event happens to them all.

Ecclesiastes 6:4

For he comes in with vanity and departs in darkness, and his name will be covered with darkness.

Isaiah 8:21-22

They will pass through the land when they are hard-pressed (destressed) and hungry. When they are hungry, they will be furious. Then they will look up and curse their king and God.

Matthew 27:45

Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.

Mark 15:33

It was the sixth hour and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.

Luke 23:44

It was about the sixth hour. Darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour.

2 Peter 2:4

God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them down to captivity in pits of darkness reserved for judgment!

2 Peter 2:17

These are springs without water, and mists driven by a storm, for whom the gloom of darkness has been reserved.

Jude 1:6

Angels who did not keep their position left their proper habitation. He has kept them in everlasting bonds under darkness for the judgment of the great day.

Jude 1:13

They are wild waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame. They are wandering stars, for which the black darkness has been reserved forever.

Revelation 16:10-11

Then the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast; and his kingdom became full of darkness. And they gnawed their tongues because of the pain.

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