The people of Israel left Succoth and camped at Etham. Etham was near the desert.
Exodus 10:23 - Easy To Read Version None of the people could see each other. And no one got up to go any place for three days. But there was light in all the places where the people of Israel lived. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 they saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The Egyptians could not see one another, nor did anyone rise from his place for three days; but all the Israelites had natural light in their dwellings. American Standard Version (1901) they saw not one another, neither rose any one from his place for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings. Common English Bible People couldn’t see each other, and they couldn’t go anywhere for three days. But the Israelites all had light where they lived. Catholic Public Domain Version No one saw his brother, nor moved himself out of the place where he was. But wherever the sons of Israel were living, there was light. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version No man saw his brother, nor moved himself out of the place where he was: but wheresoever the children of Israel dwelt there was light. |
The people of Israel left Succoth and camped at Etham. Etham was near the desert.
The magicians used their tricks and tried to do the same thing. But the magicians could not make lice come from the dust. The lice remained on the animals and the people.
So the magicians told Pharaoh that the power of God did this. But Pharaoh refused to listen to them. This happened just like the Lord had said.
But I will not treat the people of Israel the same as the Egyptian people. There will not be any flies in Goshen, where my people live. In this way you will know that I, the Lord, am in this land.
The only place that did not get hail was the land of Goshen, where the people of Israel lived.
The Lord will treat Israel’s animals differently from the animals of Egypt. None of the animals that belong to the people of Israel will die.
Then I will lead the blind people\par in a way they never knew.\par I will lead the blind people\par to places they have never been before.\par I will change darkness into light for them.\par And I will make the rough ground smooth.\par I will do the things I promised!\par And I will not leave my people.\par
“I also stopped the rain—and it was three months before harvest time. So no crops grew. Then I let it rain on one city, but not on another city. Rain fell on one part of the country. But on the other part of the country, the land became very dry.
God made us free from the power of darkness (evil). And he brought us into the kingdom of his dear Son (Jesus).
So the people asked me, the Lord, for help. And I caused great trouble to come to the men of Egypt. I, the Lord, caused the sea to cover them. You yourselves saw what I did to the army of Egypt.
But you are chosen people. You are the King’s priests. You are a holy {\cf2\super [20]} nation of people. You are people who belong to God. God chose you to tell about the wonderful things he has done. He called (brought) you out of darkness (sin) into his wonderful light.