| New International Version (NIV) | New International Version (NIV) |
| 21 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand toward the sky so that darkness will spread over Egypt--darkness that can be felt." | 21 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand toward the sky so that darkness will spread over Egypt--darkness that can be felt." |
| 22 So Moses stretched out his hand toward the sky, and total darkness covered all Egypt for three days. | 22 So Moses stretched out his hand toward the sky, and total darkness covered all Egypt for three days. |
| 23 No one could see anyone else or leave his place for three days. Yet all the Israelites had light in the places where they lived. | 23 No one could see anyone else or leave his place for three days. Yet all the Israelites had light in the places where they lived. |
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