Exodus 10:21-29

Evangelical Heritage Version

The Ninth Plague: Darkness

²¹ Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward the sky, so that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, darkness that can be felt.” ²² Moses stretched out his hand toward the sky, and there was a thick darkness in the entire land of Egypt for three days. ²³ No one could see anyone else, and for three days none of them moved from where they were. Yet all the Israelites had light where they lived.

²⁴ Pharaoh called to Moses and said, “Go, serve the Lord. Even your families may also go with you. But you must leave your flocks and herds behind.”

²⁵ But Moses said, “You must also let us take sacrifices with us and burnt offerings to present to the Lord our God. ²⁶ Our livestock must also go with us. Not a hoof is to be left behind, for we must take some of them to serve the Lord our God. We will not know, however, what we will need to serve the Lord until we get there.”

²⁷ But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not let them go. ²⁸ Pharaoh said to Moses, “Get out of my sight! Make sure you do not see my face again, for on the day you see my face, you will die!”

²⁹ Moses said, “Just as you have spoken: I will never see your face again.”