Bible verse
So Moses stretched out his hand toward heaven, and total darkness covered all the land of Egypt for three days.
Exodus 10:22 · BSB
The verses around it, from Exodus 10.
18 So Moses left Pharaoh’s presence and appealed to the LORD.
19 And the LORD changed the wind to a very strong west wind that carried off the locusts and blew them into the Red Sea. Not a single locust remained anywhere in Egypt.
20 But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not let the Israelites go.
21 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven, so that darkness may spread over the land of Egypt—a palpable darkness.”
22 So Moses stretched out his hand toward heaven, and total darkness covered all the land of Egypt for three days.
23 No one could see anyone else, and for three days no one left his place. Yet all the Israelites had light in their dwellings.
24 Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and said, “Go, worship the LORD. Even your little ones may go with you; only your flocks and herds must stay behind.”
25 But Moses replied, “You must also provide us with sacrifices and burnt offerings to present to the LORD our God.
26 Even our livestock must go with us; not a hoof will be left behind, for we will need some of them to worship the LORD our God, and we will not know how we are to worship the LORD until we arrive.”
KJV
And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days:
ASV
And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days;
ERV
And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days;
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