Exodus 8:22
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And I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end thou mayest know that I am the Lord in the midst of the earth.But on that day I will give special treatment to the land of Goshen, where My people live; no swarms of flies will be found there. In this way you will know that I, the LORD, am in the land.
In other translations
And I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end thou mayest know that I am the Lord in the midst of the earth.But on that day I will give special treatment to the land of Goshen, where My people live; no swarms of flies will be found there. In this way you will know that I, the LORD, am in the land.
Hebrew words
וְהִפְלֵיתִיvehifleitiand I will separateH6395בַיּוֹםvaiyomon the dayH3117הַהוּאhahu'<the> thatH1931אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853אֶרֶץ'eretz[the] land ofH776גֹּשֶׁןgoshenGoshenH1657אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834עַמִּי'amipeople myH5971עֹמֵד'omed[is] standingH5975עָלֶיהָ'aleihaon itH5921לְבִלְתִּיleviltito notH1115הֱיוֹת־heyot-to beH1961שָׁםshamthereH8033עָרֹבaroa swarmH6157לְמַעַןlema'anso thatH4616תֵּדַעteda'you may knowH3045כִּיkithatH3588אֲנִי'aniIH589יְהוָהyahweh[am] YahwehH3068בְּקֶרֶבbekerevin [the] midst ofH7130הָאָרֶץ׃ha'aretzthe landH776
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Related verses
- Exodus 9:4And the Lord shall sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt: and there shall nothing die of all that is the children’s of Israel.But the LORD will make a distinction between the livestock of Israel and the livestock of Egypt, so that no animal belonging to the Israelites will die.’”
- Malachi 3:18Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.So you will again distinguish between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.”
- Exodus 10:23They saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.No one could see anyone else, and for three days no one left his place. Yet all the Israelites had light in their dwellings.
- Exodus 9:6And the Lord did that thing on the morrow, and all the cattle of Egypt died: but of the cattle of the children of Israel died not one.And the next day the LORD did just that. All the livestock of the Egyptians died, but not one animal belonging to the Israelites died.
- Ezekiel 30:19Thus will I execute judgments in Egypt: and they shall know that I am the Lord.So I will execute judgment on Egypt, and they will know that I am the LORD.”
- Psalm 110:2The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.The LORD extends Your mighty scepter from Zion: “Rule in the midst of Your enemies.”
- Exodus 12:13And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.The blood on the houses where you are staying will distinguish them; when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No plague will fall on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt.
- Exodus 11:6-76 And there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there was none like it, nor shall be like it any more. 7 But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog move his tongue, against man or beast: that ye may know how that the Lord doth put a difference between the Egyptians and Israel.6 Then a great cry will go out over all the land of Egypt. Such an outcry has never been heard before and will never be heard again. 7 But among all the Israelites, not even a dog will snarl at man or beast.’ Then you will know that the LORD makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel.
- Exodus 9:26Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, was there no hail.The only place where it did not hail was in the land of Goshen, where the Israelites lived.
- Exodus 9:29And Moses said unto him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands unto the Lord; and the thunder shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that thou mayest know how that the earth is the Lord’s.Moses said to him, “When I have left the city, I will spread out my hands to the LORD. The thunder will cease, and there will be no more hail, so that you may know that the earth is the LORD’s.
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People and places
Places: Goshen