Exodus 10:21 meaning and explanation

Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven, so that darkness may spread over the land of Egypt—a palpable darkness.”

Exodus 10:21, Berean Standard Bible

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The LORD speaks to Moses during the ninth plague, as Pharaoh still refuses to release the Israelites despite the devastation of the locusts. Moses is told to stretch his hand toward heaven, and the result is a darkness so thick it can be felt, described with the Hebrew word meaning palpable or tangible.

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