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Exodus 8:22

Goshen
Protection and safety

20 And the LORD said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh; lo, he cometh forth to the water; and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Let my people go, that they may serve me.

21 Else, if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies upon thee, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thy houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground whereon they are.

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.

23 And I will put a division between my people and thy people: to morrow shall this sign be.

24 And the LORD did so; and there came a grievous swarm of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants’ houses, and into all the land of Egypt: the land was corrupted by reason of the swarm of flies.

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BSB
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.
KJV
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.
WEB
I will set apart in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there, to the end you may know that I am the LORD on the earth.
ASV
And I will set apart 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 Jehovah in the midst of the earth.
DARBY
And I will distinguish in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no dog-flies shall be there; that thou mayest know that I Jehovah am in the midst of the land.
BLB
And I will set apart in that day the land of Goshen, in which My people are standing, that no swarm shall be there, in order that you may know that I, YHWH, [am] in the midst of the land.
ÅB
Men på den dag vil jeg undta Gosen, hvor mitt folk bor, så det ikke skal være fluesvermer der; da skal du kjenne at jeg, Herren, er midt i landet.
OTB
Men på den dagen vil jeg sette landet Gosen, der mitt folk bor, til side, så det ikke vil være noen svermer av fluer der, så du vil vite at jeg, Herren, er i dette landet.
B1930
Men på den dag vil jeg undta Gosen, hvor mitt folk bor, så det ikke skal være fluesvermer der; da skal du kjenne at jeg, Herren, er midt i landet.

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  • Exodus 9:4

    And 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.

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  • Malachi 3:18

    Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.

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  • Exodus 10:23

    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.

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  • Exodus 9:6

    And 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.

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  • Ezekiel 30:19

    Thus will I execute judgments in Egypt: and they shall know that I am the LORD.

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  • Psalms 110:2

    The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.

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  • Exodus 12:13

    And 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.

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  • Exodus 11:6–7

    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.

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