Parallel Verses

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.

New American Standard Bible

So Moses stretched out his hand toward the sky, and there was thick darkness in all the land of Egypt for three days.

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].

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:

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;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
משׁה 
Mosheh 
Usage: 766

יד 
Yad 
Usage: 1612

שׁמה שׁמים 
Shamayim 
Usage: 420

and there was a thick
אפלה 
'aphelah 
Usage: 10

חשׁך 
Choshek 
Usage: 78

in all the land
ארץ 
'erets 
Usage: 2504

of Egypt
מצרים 
Mitsrayim 
Usage: 681

שׁלשׁה שׁלושׁה שׁלשׁ שׁלושׁ 
Shalowsh 
Usage: 430

References

American

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Context Readings

Plague Nine: Darkness

21 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 22 And Moses will stretch forth his hand toward the heavens, and there shall be thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days. 23 They saw not a man his brother, and they rose not up each from his lower part, three days: and to all the sons of Israel there was light in their dwellings.

Cross References

Psalm 105:28

He sent darkness, and he will darken; and they embittered not his words.

Revelation 16:10

And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the throne of the wild beast; and his kingdom was darkened; and they pressed their tongues for pain,

Exodus 20:21

And the people will stand from far off, and Moses will draw near to the darkness where God is there.

Deuteronomy 4:11

And ye shall come near and shall stand under the mountain; .and the mountain burnt with fire even to the heart of the heavens, darkness, cloud, and gloom.

Deuteronomy 5:22

These words Jehovah spake to all your gathering in the mount, from the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the gloom, a great voice; and he added not: and he will write them upon two tables of stone and will give them to me.

Joel 2:2

A day of darkness and of thick darkness; a day of cloud and gloom as the morning spread upon the mountains: great and strong people; the like to him was not from forever, and after him there shall not be added even to the years of generation and generation.

Joel 2:31

The sun shall be turned to darkness and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and the terrible day of Jehovah.

Amos 4:13

For behold, he forming the mountains and creating the wind, and announcing to man his meditation, making the morning darkness and treading upon the heights of the earth, Jehovah, God of armies his name

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