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21 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Lift your hand toward heaven, and the land of Egypt will be covered with a darkness so thick you can feel it.”
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Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward the sky so that darkness spreads over Egypt—darkness that can be felt.”
22 So Moses lifted his hand to the sky, and a deep darkness covered the entire land of Egypt for three days.
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So Moses stretched out his hand toward the sky, and total darkness covered all Egypt for three days.
23 During all that time the people could not see each other, and no one moved. But there was light as usual where the people of Israel lived.
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No one could see anyone else or move about for three days. Yet all the Israelites had light in the places where they lived.
24 Finally, Pharaoh called for Moses. “Go and worship the LORD,” he said. “But leave your flocks and herds here. You may even take your little ones with you.”
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Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and said, “Go, worship the LORD. Even your women and children may go with you; only leave your flocks and herds behind.”
25 “No,” Moses said, “you must provide us with animals for sacrifices and burnt offerings to the LORD our God.
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But Moses said, “You must allow us to have sacrifices and burnt offerings to present to the LORD our God.
26 All our livestock must go with us, too; not a hoof can be left behind. We must choose our sacrifices for the LORD our God from among these animals. And we won’t know how we are to worship the LORD until we get there.”
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Our livestock too must go with us; not a hoof is to be left behind. We have to use some of them in worshiping the LORD our God, and until we get there we will not know what we are to use to worship the LORD.”
27 But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart once more, and he would not let them go.
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But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he was not willing to let them go.
28 “Get out of here!” Pharaoh shouted at Moses. “I’m warning you. Never come back to see me again! The day you see my face, you will die!”
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Pharaoh said to Moses, “Get out of my sight! Make sure you do not appear before me again! The day you see my face you will die.”
29 “Very well,” Moses replied. “I will never see your face again.”
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“Just as you say,” Moses replied. “I will never appear before you again.”
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