New Revised Standard Version
So Moses stretched out his hand toward heaven, and there was dense darkness in all the land of Egypt for three days.

Contemporary English Version
Moses stretched his arm toward the sky, and Egypt was covered with darkness for three days.

New American Bible
So Moses stretched out his hand toward the sky, and there was dense darkness throughout the land of Egypt for three days.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Moses stretched forth his hand towards heaven: and there came horrible darkness in all the land of Egypt for three days.

And Moses stretched forth his hand towards heaven: and there came horrible darkness in all the land of Egypt for three days.

thick darkness

Exodus 20:21 And the people stood afar off. But Moses went to the dark cloud wherein God was.

Deuteronomy 4:11 And you came to the foot of the mount, which burned even unto heaven: and there was darkness, and a cloud and obscurity in it.

Deuteronomy 5:22 These words the Lord spoke to all the multitude of you in the mountain, out of the midst of the fire and the cloud, and the darkness, with a loud voice, adding nothing more: and he wrote them in two tables of stone, which he delivered unto me.

Psalm 105:28 He sent darkness, and made it obscure: and grieved not his words.

Joel 2:2,31 A day of darkness, and of gloominess, a day of clouds and whirlwinds: a numerous and strong people as the morning spread upon the mountains: the like to it hath not been from the beginning, nor shall be after it, even to the years of generation and generation. . . .

Amos 4:13 For behold he that formeth the mountains and createth the wind, and declareth his word to man, he that maketh the morning mist, and walketh upon the high places of the earth: the Lord the God of hosts is his name.

Revelation 16:10 And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast. And his kingdom became dark: and they gnawed their tongues for pain.