Exodus 10:22

Translations

Modern

So Moses stretched out his hand toward heaven, and total darkness covered all the land of Egypt for three days.

Traditional

And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days:

Literal

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

Latin

Extenditque Moyses manum in cælum: et factæ sunt tenebræ horribiles in universa terra Ægypti tribus diebus.

Original

Hebrew

English

So Moses stretched out his hand toward heaven, and total darkness covered all the land of Egypt for three days.

Notes

Exodus 10:21–29

The ninth plague was the plague of darkness (10:21). The chief god of Egypt through the centuries, who appeared under several different names, was the sun. At this time, he was known as Amon-Re. He was supreme over all the other gods and was considered to be the ultimate source of life. The Lord showed that the sun’s light is completely under his control. God could shut it off from Egypt proper, while leaving it to shine in Goshen in the northeast part of the country (10:23; see study note on 9:1–7).

Theme notes and profiles

Egypt Moses Pharaoh Darkness and Light The Plagues

Events

Exodus from Egypt

Related verses

Psalm 105:28
He sent darkness, and it became dark—yet they defied His words.
Revelation 16:10
And the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was plunged into darkness, and men began to gnaw their tongues in anguish
Deuteronomy 5:22
The LORD spoke these commandments in a loud voice to your whole assembly out of the fire, the cloud, and the deep darkness on the mountain; He added nothing more. And He wrote them on two tablets of stone and gave them to me.
Joel 2:31
The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.
Exodus 20:21
And the people stood at a distance as Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.
Deuteronomy 4:11
You came near and stood at the base of the mountain, a mountain blazing with fire to the heavens, with black clouds and deep darkness.
Joel 2:2
…a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness. Like the dawn overspreading the mountains a great and strong army appears, such as never was of old, nor will ever be in ages to come.
Amos 4:13
For behold, He who forms the mountains, who creates the wind and reveals His thoughts to man, who turns the dawn to darkness and strides on the heights of the earth—the LORD, the God of Hosts, is His name.”

People

Moses: Prophet who led Israel out of Egypt

Places

Egypt: Ancient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and Exodus

Glossary

Aaron Book of Exodus Darkness Deuteronomy, Book of History of Israel Numbers and Numerology Plague Plagues upon Egypt

Topics

Darkness: Miraculous in Egypt Darkness: Miraculous: Over the Land of Egypt God: Preserver in Exempting the Land of Goshen from the Plague of Darkness Hypocrisy: Pharaoh Intercession: Answered for the plague of darkness Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena: Phenomena of The Plague of Darkness Miracles Wrought Through Servants of God: Moses and Aaron: Darkness Brought Plague: Darkness Plagues Sun: Miracles Concerning: Darkening of The Anger of God: Exemplified Against: Egyptians

Exodus 10:22

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