darkness. This was the ninth plague (Exo_10:21). All are not mentioned, not being needed. This is put first for the purpose implied in the next line.
they rebelled not: i.e. Israel did not rebel against the command for circumcision. According to Exo_12:48, no uncircumcised person could eat the Passover. This is implied in Jos_5:2 by the expression, the "second time".