Exodus 10:21
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Then the LORDיְהוָ֜ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
to Moses,מֹשֶׁ֗ה
(mo·sheh)
4872: a great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiverfrom mashah
"Stretchנְטֵ֤ה
(ne·teh)
5186: to stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, benda prim. root
out your handיָֽדְךָ֙
(ya·de·cha)
3027: handa prim. root
towardעַל־
(al-)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
the sky,הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם
(ha·sha·ma·yim,)
8064: heaven, skyfrom an unused word
that there may be darknessחֹ֖שֶׁךְ
(cho·shech)
2822: darkness, obscurityfrom chashak
overעַל־
(al-)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
the landאֶ֣רֶץ
(e·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
of Egypt,מִצְרָ֑יִם
(mitz·ra·yim;)
4714: a son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africaof uncertain derivation
even a darknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃
(cho·shech.)
2822: darkness, obscurityfrom chashak
which may be felt."וְיָמֵ֖שׁ
(ve·ya·mesh)
4959: to feel, gropea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto Moses
Mosheh  (mo-sheh')
drawing out (of the water), i.e. rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver -- Moses.
Stretch out
natah  (naw-taw')
to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (out), stretch (forth, out), take (aside), turn (aside, away), wrest, cause to yield.
thine hand
yad  (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
toward heaven
shamayim  (shaw-mah'-yim)
air, astrologer, heaven(-s).
that there may be darkness
choshek  (kho-shek')
the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness -- dark(-ness), night, obscurity.
over the land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
of Egypt
Mitsrayim  (mits-rah'-yim)
Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt -- Egypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.
even darkness
choshek  (kho-shek')
the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness -- dark(-ness), night, obscurity.
which may be felt
mashash  (maw-shash')
to feel of; by implication, to grope -- feel, grope, search.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then the LORD said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand toward the sky, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even a darkness which may be felt."

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then the LORD said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand toward heaven, and there will be darkness over the land of Egypt, a darkness that can be felt."

International Standard Version
Then the LORD told Moses, "Stretch your hand toward the sky and there will be darkness over the land of Egypt, a darkness that one can feel."

NET Bible
The LORD said to Moses, "Extend your hand toward heaven so that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, a darkness so thick it can be felt."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then the LORD said to Moses, "Lift your hand toward the sky, and a darkness [so thick] that it can be felt will come over Egypt."

King James 2000 Bible
And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out your hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt.
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