Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He sent darkness and made the land dark— for had they not rebelled against his words? New Living Translation The LORD blanketed Egypt in darkness, for they had defied his commands to let his people go. English Standard Version He sent darkness, and made the land dark; they did not rebel against his words. Berean Standard Bible He sent darkness, and it became dark—yet they defied His words. King James Bible He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word. New King James Version He sent darkness, and made it dark; And they did not rebel against His word. New American Standard Bible He sent darkness and made it dark; And they did not rebel against His words. NASB 1995 He sent darkness and made it dark; And they did not rebel against His words. NASB 1977 He sent darkness and made it dark; And they did not rebel against His words. Legacy Standard Bible He sent darkness and made it dark; And they did not rebel against His words. Amplified Bible He sent [thick, oppressive] darkness and made the land dark; And Moses and Aaron did not rebel against His words. Christian Standard Bible He sent darkness, and it became dark — for did they not defy his commands? Holman Christian Standard Bible He sent darkness, and it became dark— for did they not defy His commands? American Standard Version He sent darkness, and made it dark; And they rebelled not against his words. Aramaic Bible in Plain English He sent darkness and it became dark and they bitterly provoked his Word. Brenton Septuagint Translation He sent forth darkness, and made it dark; yet they rebelled against his words. Contemporary English Version Moses and Aaron obeyed God, and he sent darkness to cover Egypt. Douay-Rheims Bible He sent darkness, and made it obscure: and grieved not his words. English Revised Version He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his words. GOD'S WORD® Translation He sent darkness and made [their land] dark. They did not rebel against his orders. Good News Translation God sent darkness on the country, but the Egyptians did not obey his command. International Standard Version He sent darkness, and it became dark. Did they not rebel against his words? JPS Tanakh 1917 He sent darkness, and it was dark; And they rebelled not against His word. Literal Standard Version He has sent darkness, and it is dark, | And they have not provoked His word. Majority Standard Bible He sent darkness, and it became dark—yet they defied His words. New American Bible He sent darkness and it grew dark, but they rebelled against his word. NET Bible He made it dark; they did not disobey his orders. New Revised Standard Version He sent darkness, and made the land dark; they rebelled against his words. New Heart English Bible He sent darkness, and made it dark, but they rebelled against his words. Webster's Bible Translation He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word. World English Bible He sent darkness, and made it dark. They didn’t rebel against his words. Young's Literal Translation He hath sent darkness, and it is dark, And they have not provoked His word. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Tell of His Wonders…27They performed His miraculous signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham. 28He sent darkness, and it became dark— yet they defied His words. 29He turned their waters to blood and caused their fish to die.… Cross References Exodus 10:21 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 10:22 So Moses stretched out his hand toward heaven, and total darkness covered all the land of Egypt for three days. Psalm 99:7 He spoke to them from the pillar of cloud; they kept His decrees and the statutes He gave them. Isaiah 45:7 I form the light and create the darkness; I bring prosperity and create calamity. I, the LORD, do all these things. Treasury of Scripture He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word. sent Exodus 10:21-23 And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt… Joel 2:2,31 A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations… Luke 23:44,45 And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour… rebelled Psalm 99:7 He spake unto them in the cloudy pillar: they kept his testimonies, and the ordinance that he gave them. Ezekiel 2:4-8 For they are impudent children and stiffhearted. I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD… Jump to Previous Black Dark Darkness Night Provoked Rebel Rebelled Word WordsJump to Next Black Dark Darkness Night Provoked Rebel Rebelled Word WordsPsalm 105 1. An exhortation to praise God, and to seek out his works7. The story of God's providence over Abraham 16. Over Joseph 23. Over Jacob in Egypt 26. Over Moses delivering the Israelites 37. Over the Israelites brought out of Egypt, fed in the desert, and planted in Canaan. (28) Darkness.--The enumeration of the plagues omits the fifth and sixth, and begins with the ninth, and appends a clause which, from the first, has troubled translators. Of whom is it said, "They rebelled not against his words"? Of the Egyptians it is not true; and to refer the words to Moses and Aaron, in contrast with their resistance to the Divine command at Massah and Meribah, is feeble. The LXX. and the Syriac solved the difficulty by rejecting the negative. (Comp. the Prayer Book Version.) The simplest explanation is to take the verb as imperfect subjunctive: "He sent darkness, and made it dark, that they might not rebel against his word." But this fails to supply a reason for the position in the list of the ninth plague, and the suggested emendation of Mr. Burgess is so satisfactory in this respect, that it almost by itself carries conviction with it. By a very slight change, he obtains: "He sent darkness, and darkened them, that they might not discern his tokens;" taking deber in the same sense that it bears in Psalm 105:27. Thus the plague of darkness is, by a slight device of the poet, made to symbolise the moral blindness displayed by the Egyptians throughout. Verse 28. - He sent darkness, and made it dark (see Exodus 10:21-23). And they rebelled not against his word. If the "not" is to stand in this passage, it must be referred to Moses and Aaron. Professor Cheyne, however, following the Septuagint and Peshito versions, boldly cancels the "not."Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew He sentשָׁ֣לַֽח (šā·laḥ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out darkness, חֹ֭שֶׁךְ (ḥō·šeḵ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2822: The dark, darkness, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness and it became dark— וַיַּחְשִׁ֑ךְ (way·yaḥ·šiḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2821: To be dark, to darken for had they not וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no defied מָ֝ר֗וּ (mā·rū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 4784: To be contentious or rebellious His words? דְּבָרֽוֹ׃ (də·ḇā·rōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause Links Psalm 105:28 NIVPsalm 105:28 NLT Psalm 105:28 ESV Psalm 105:28 NASB Psalm 105:28 KJV Psalm 105:28 BibleApps.com Psalm 105:28 Biblia Paralela Psalm 105:28 Chinese Bible Psalm 105:28 French Bible Psalm 105:28 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 105:28 He sent darkness and made it dark (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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