Exodus 8:22
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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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“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.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“`And I have separated in that day the land of Goshen, in which My people are staying, that the beetle is not there, so that thou knowest that I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah in the midst of the land,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Exodus 8:22 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 46:34you are to say, ‘Your servants have raised livestock ever since our youth—both we and our fathers.’ Then you will be allowed to settle in the land of Goshen, since all shepherds are detestable to the Egyptians.”
- Exodus 7:17This is what the LORD says: By this you will know that I am the LORD. Behold, with the staff in my hand I will strike the water of the Nile, and it will turn to blood.
- Exodus 8:10“Tomorrow,” Pharaoh answered. “May it be as you say,” Moses replied, “so that you may know that there is no one like the LORD our God.
- Exodus 9:4But 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.’”
- Exodus 9:6And the next day the LORD did just that. All the livestock of the Egyptians died, but not one animal belonging to the Israelites died.
- Exodus 9:26The only place where it did not hail was in the land of Goshen, where the Israelites lived.
- Exodus 9:29Moses 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.
- Exodus 10:23No one could see anyone else, and for three days no one left his place. Yet all the Israelites had light in their dwellings.
- Exodus 11:6Then 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.
- Exodus 12:13The 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.
- Psalms 74:12Yet God is my King from ancient times, working salvation on the earth.
- Psalms 110:2The LORD extends Your mighty scepter from Zion: “Rule in the midst of Your enemies.”
- Ezekiel 30:19So I will execute judgment on Egypt, and they will know that I am the LORD.”
- Malachi 3:18So you will again distinguish between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.”
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