Exodus
Exodus 10:21
21Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven, so that darkness may spread over the land of Egypt — a palpable darkness.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then the LORD | יְהוָ֜ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| said | וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Moses | מֹשֶׁ֗ה | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
| Stretch out | נְטֵ֤ה | nə·ṭêh | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend |
| your hand | יָֽדְךָ֙ | yā·ḏə·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3027 hand |
| toward | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| heaven | הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם | haš·šā·ma·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8064 sky, aloft |
| so that darkness | חֹ֖שֶׁךְ | ḥō·šeḵ | Noun - masculine singular | H2822 darkness, obscurity |
| may spread | וִ֥יהִי | wî·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| over | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the land | אֶ֣רֶץ | ’e·reṣ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H776 earth, land |
| of Egypt | מִצְרָ֑יִם | miṣ·rā·yim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| a palpable | וְיָמֵ֖שׁ | wə·yā·mêš | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H4959 feel, grope |
| darkness | חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ | ḥō·šeḵ | Noun - masculine singular | H2822 darkness, obscurity |
Cross-references
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Jude 1:6 · 2 Peter 2:4 · 2 Peter 2:17 · Revelation 16:10–11 · Luke 23:44 · Mark 15:33 · Exodus 9:22 · Isaiah 8:21–22 · Psalm 105:28 · Matthew 27:45 · Deuteronomy 28:29 · Proverbs 4:19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.