Exodus
Exodus 10:22–23
22So Moses stretched out his hand toward heaven, and total darkness covered all the land of Egypt for three days. 23No one could see anyone else, and for three days no one left his place. Yet all the Israelites had light in their dwellings.
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Exodus 10:22
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So Moses | מֹשֶׁ֛ה | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
| stretched out | וַיֵּ֥ט | way·yêṭ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend |
| his hand | יָד֖וֹ | yā·ḏōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3027 hand |
| toward | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| heaven | הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם | haš·šā·mā·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8064 sky, aloft |
| and total | אֲפֵלָ֛ה | ’ă·p̄ê·lāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H653 darkness, gloominess, calamity |
| darkness | חֹֽשֶׁךְ־ | ḥō·šeḵ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H2822 darkness, obscurity |
| covered | וַיְהִ֧י | way·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| all | בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the land | אֶ֥רֶץ | ’e·reṣ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H776 earth, land |
| of Egypt | מִצְרַ֖יִם | miṣ·ra·yim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| for three | שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת | šə·lō·šeṯ | Number - masculine singular construct | H7969 a three, triad |
| days | יָמִֽים׃ | yā·mîm | Noun - masculine plural | H3117 day |
Exodus 10:23
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| one | אִ֣ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| could see | רָא֞וּ | rā·’ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H7200 see |
| anyone else | אָחִ֗יו | ’ā·ḥîw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H251 brother |
| and for three | שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת | šə·lō·šeṯ | Number - masculine singular construct | H7969 a three, triad |
| days | יָמִ֑ים | yā·mîm | Noun - masculine plural | H3117 day |
| no one | וְלֹא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| left | קָ֛מוּ | qā·mū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| his place | מִתַּחְתָּ֖יו | mit·taḥ·tāw | Preposition-m; third person masculine singular | H8478 the under part |
| Yet all | וּֽלְכָל־ | ū·lə·ḵāl- | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the Israelites | בְּנֵ֧י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| had | הָ֥יָה | hā·yāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| light | א֖וֹר | ’ō·wr | Noun - common singular | H216 light |
| in their dwellings | בְּמוֹשְׁבֹתָֽם׃ | bə·mō·wō·šə·ḇō·ṯām | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H4186 seat, assembly, dwelling-place, dwelling, dwellers |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Exodus 10:22 Psalm 105:28 · Revelation 16:10
Exodus 10:23 Exodus 8:22 · Exodus 9:4 · Isaiah 42:16 · 1 Peter 2:9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.