KJV ORIGINAL
And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days:
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Moses raised his hand toward the sky, and a thick darkness covered the entire land of Egypt for three days.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God sent complete darkness over Egypt for three days as one of the plagues to pressure Pharaoh into freeing the Israelites.
📚 Historical Context
This was the ninth plague God sent upon Egypt when Pharaoh repeatedly refused to let the Israelite slaves go free. The darkness was so thick that people couldn't see each other or move around for three days, yet the Israelites had light in their homes. This plague directly challenged the Egyptian sun god Ra, showing God's power over their deities.
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