Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
And when Moses' hand was stretched out, dark night came over all the land of Egypt for three days;
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;
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].
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 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. 22 And when Moses' hand was stretched out, dark night came over all the land of Egypt for three days; 23 They were not able to see one another, and no one got up from his place for three days: but where the children of Israel were living it was light.
Cross References
Psalm 105:28
He sent black night and made it dark; and they did not go against his word.
Revelation 16:10
And the fifth let what was in his vessel come out on the high seat of the beast; and his kingdom was made dark; and they were biting their tongues for pain.
Exodus 20:21
And the people kept their places far off, but Moses went near to the dark cloud where God was.
Deuteronomy 4:11
And you came near, waiting at the foot of the mountain; and flames of fire went up from the mountain to the heart of heaven, with dark clouds, and all was black as night.
Deuteronomy 5:22
These words the Lord said to all of you together on the mountain, out of the heart of the fire, out of the cloud and the dark, with a great voice: and he said no more; he put them in writing on the two stones of the law and gave them to me.
Joel 2:2
For a day of dark and deep shade is near, a day of cloud and black night: like a black cloud a great and strong people is covering the mountains; there has never been any like them and will not be after them again, from generation to generation.
Joel 2:31
The sun will be made dark and the moon turned to blood, before the great day of the Lord comes, a day to be feared.
Amos 4:13
For see, he who gave form to the mountains and made the wind, giving knowledge of his purpose to man, who makes the morning dark, and is walking on the high places of the earth: the Lord, the God of armies, is his name.