Exodus 10:23

²¹ 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.

²² And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days:

They saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.

²⁴ And Pharaoh called unto Moses, and said, Go ye, serve the LORD; only let your flocks and your herds be stayed: let your little ones also go with you.

²⁵ And Moses said, Thou must give us also sacrifices and burnt offerings, that we may sacrifice unto the LORD our God.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: No one could see anyone else, and for three days no one left his place. Yet all the Israelites had light in their dwellings.
KJV: They saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.
WEB: They didn’t see one another, and nobody rose from his place for three days; but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.
ASV: they saw not one another, neither rose any one from his place for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.
DARBY: they saw not one another, neither rose any from his place, for three days. But all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.
BLB: They could not see, each man his brother, and no man rose from his place [for] three days. And for all the sons of Israel there was light in their dwellings.

ÅB: Den ene kunne ikke se den andre, og ingen torde flytte seg fra sin plass i tre dager; men hos alle Israels barn var det lyst der de bodde.
OTB: Ingen kunne se hverandre, og ingen reiste seg fra sitt sted på tre dager. Likevel hadde alle israelittene lys i sine boliger.
B1930: Den ene kunde ikke se den andre, og ingen torde flytte sig fra sin plass i tre dager; men hos alle Israels barn var det lyst der de bodde.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Exodus 8:22
And I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end thou mayest know that I am the LORD in the midst of the earth.
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Isaiah 42:16
And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.
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Exodus 9:4
And the LORD shall sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt: and there shall nothing die of all that is the children’s of Israel.
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1 Peter 2:9
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
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Joshua 24:7
And when they cried unto the LORD, he put darkness between you and the Egyptians, and brought the sea upon them, and covered them; and your eyes have seen what I have done in Egypt: and ye dwelt in the wilderness a long season.
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Malachi 3:18
Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.
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Exodus 9:26
Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, was there no hail.
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Isaiah 65:13–14
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed:
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