“Moses stretched out his hand toward the sky, and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt for three days.”
Exodus 10:22 (WEB)
Context Reading
20But Yahweh hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he didn’t let the children of Israel go. 21Yahweh said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward the sky, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt.” 22Moses stretched out his hand toward the sky, and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt for three days. 23They didn’t see one another, and nobody rose from his place for three days; but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings. 24Pharaoh called to Moses, and said, “Go, serve Yahweh. Only let your flocks and your herds stay behind. Let your little ones also go with you.”