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Exodus 9:26

IsraelGoshen
Protection and safety

24 The hail fell and the lightning continued flashing through it. The hail was so severe that nothing like it had ever been seen in all the land of Egypt from the time it became a nation.

25 Throughout the land of Egypt, the hail struck down everything in the field, both man and beast; it beat down every plant of the field and stripped every tree.

The only place where it did not hail was in the land of Goshen, where the Israelites lived.

27 Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron. “This time I have sinned,” he said. “The LORD is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.

28 Pray to the LORD, for there has been enough of God’s thunder and hail. I will let you go; you do not need to stay any longer.”

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BSB
The only place where it did not hail was in the land of Goshen, where the Israelites lived.
KJV
Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, was there no hail.
WEB
Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, there was no hail.
ASV
Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, was there no hail.
DARBY
Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, was there no hail.
BLB
Only in the land of Goshen, where there [were] the sons of Israel, there was no hail.
ÅB
Bare i Gosens land, hvor Israels barn bodde, falt det ikke hagl.
OTB
Det eneste stedet det ikke haglet var i landet Gosen, hvor israelittene bodde.
B1930
Bare i Gosens land, hvor Israels barn bodde, falt det ikke hagl.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Exodus 11:7

    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.

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  • Exodus 9:4

    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.’”

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  • Exodus 10:23

    No one could see anyone else, and for three days no one left his place. Yet all the Israelites had light in their dwellings.

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  • Exodus 9:6

    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.

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  • Exodus 12:13

    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.

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  • Exodus 8:22–32

    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.

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  • Isaiah 32:18–19

    Then my people will dwell in a peaceful place, in safe and secure places of rest.

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