Exodus 10:21

“YHWH said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward the sky, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, a darkness that can be felt.””

Exodus 10:21 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 10:21, word by word

YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yehva” appears
saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe

Moses

Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).

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“Stretch outנְטֵהnete

stretch out

To reach out the hand, or set up a tent.

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your handיָדְyad

hand

The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.

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the skyשָּׁמַיִםshamayim

sky

The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.

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that there may beיהִיyhi

exist

To exist: "let there be light".

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darknessחֹשֶׁךְchoshech

darkness

The absence of light, night.

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the landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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of Egyptמִצְרָיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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that can be feltיָמֵשׁyamesh

feel

To touch in order to recognize.

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Places in this verse

JerusalemEgypt
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Egypt

    Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)

    A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.

    Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).

    Genesis 12:10Genesis 37:28Exodus 12:41Matthew 2:14

The context

20But YHWH made the heart of Pharaoh obstinate, and he did not let the sons of Israel go.

21 · This verse (above)

22So Moses stretched out his hand toward the sky, and there was thick darkness in all the land of Egypt for three days.

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