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וַיֵּ֥ט מֹשֶׁ֛ה אֶת־יָדֹ֖ו עַל־הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם וַיְהִ֧י חֹֽשֶׁךְ־אֲפֵלָ֛ה בְּכָל־אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרַ֖יִם שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת יָמִֽים׃ (Exodus 10:22) Ἐξέτεινεν δὲ Μωυσῆς τὴν χεῖρα εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν καὶ ἐγένετο σκότος γνόφος θύελλα ἐπὶ πᾶσαν γῆν Αἰγύπτου τρεῖς ἡμέρας (Exodus 10:22 LXX) Setting the Scene: Gesture and Consequence Exodus 10:22 records the dramatic onset of the ninth plague, darkness, a judgment that strikes not through noise or destruction but through the withdrawal of light itself. In the Hebrew narrative, the action begins with a deliberate gesture: וַיֵּט מֹשֶׁה אֶת־יָדוֹ, “and Moses stretched out his hand.”… Learn Hebrew