Exodus 8 · Verse 22

Exodus 8:22

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.
Exodus 8:22, King James Version

Exodus 8:22 in other translations

BSBBut 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.
WEBI 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.
ASVAnd 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.
YLT‘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 am Jehovah in the midst of the land,
DARBYAnd 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.
BBEAnd at that time I will make a division between your land and the land of Goshen where my people are, and no flies will be there; so that you may see that I am the Lord over all the earth.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does Exodus 8:22 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 8:20-24

Ex 8:20-32. Plague of Flies. 20-24. Rise up early ... Pharaoh; lo, he cometh forth to the water, &c.--Pharaoh still appearing obdurate, Moses was ordered to meet him while walking on the banks of the Nile and repeat his request for the liberation of Israel, threatening in case of continued refusal to cover every house from the palace to the cottage with swarms of flies--while, as a proof of the power that…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 22 I will sever in that day - הפליתי hiphleythi, has been translated by some good critics, I will miraculously separate; so the Vulgate: Faciam mirabilem, "I will do a marvellous thing." And the Septuagint, παραδοξασω, I will render illustrious the land of Goshen in that day; and this he did, by exempting that land, and its inhabitants the Israelites, from the plagues by which he afflicted the land of Egypt.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 8:20-32

Pharaoh was early at his false devotions to the river; and shall we be for more sleep and more slumber, when any service to the Lord is to be done? The Egyptians and the Hebrews were to be marked in the plague of flies. The Lord knows them that are his, and will make it appear, perhaps in this world, certainly in the other, that he has set them apart for himself. Pharaoh unwillingly entered into a treaty with Moses…

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Exodus 8:22 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְהִפְלֵיתִי֩ve.hif.lei.Tiand I will separateH6395
בַיּ֨וֹםvai.Yomon the dayH3117
הַה֜וּאha.Hu'<the> thatH1931
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
אֶ֣רֶץ'E.retz[the] land ofH776
גֹּ֗שֶׁןGo.shenGoshenH1657
אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherwhichH834
עַמִּי֙'a.Mipeople myH5971
עֹמֵ֣ד'o.Med[is] standingH5975
עָלֶ֔יהָ'a.Lei.haon itH5921
לְבִלְתִּ֥יle.vil.Tito notH1115
הֱיֽוֹת\־he.yot-to beH1961
שָׁ֖םshamthereH8033
עָרֹ֑בa.Roa swarmH6157
לְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anso thatH4616
תֵּדַ֔עte.Da'you may knowH3045
כִּ֛יkithatH3588
אֲנִ֥י'a.NiIH589
יְהוָ֖הYah.weh[am] YahwehH3068
בְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revin [the] midst ofH7130
הָאָֽרֶץ\׃ha.'A.retzthe landH776

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Exodus 8:22

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Ezekiel 30:19

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

  • Psalms 110:2

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

  • 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.

  • 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. 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.

  • Exodus 8:10

    And he said, To morrow. And he said, Be it according to thy word: that thou mayest know that there is none like unto the Lord our God.

  • Exodus 9:29

    And 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.

  • Exodus 9:26

    Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, was there no hail.

  • Exodus 7:17

    Thus saith the Lord, In this thou shalt know that I am the Lord: behold, I will smite with the rod that is in mine hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
sever.
9:4,6,26; 10:23; 11:6,7; 12:13; Mal 3:18
know.
10; 7:17; Eze 30:19
midst.
Ps 74:12; 110:2

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Context

  • Exodus 8:21

    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.

  • Exodus 8:22

    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.

  • Exodus 8:23

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

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Exodus 8:22 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y aquel día yo apartaré la tierra de Gosén, en la cual mi pueblo habita, para que ninguna suerte de moscas haya en ella; á fin de que sepas que yo soy Jehová en medio de la tierra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Moïse dit: Il n’est pas convenable de faire ainsi; car nous sacrifierions à l’ Éternel, notre Dieu, l’abomination des Égyptiens. Est-ce que nous sacrifierions l’abomination des Égyptiens devant leurs yeux, sans qu’ils nous lapident!
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und ich werde an selbigem Tage das Land Gosen aussondern, in welchem mein Volk weilt, daß daselbst keine Hundsfliegen seien, auf daß du wissest, daß ich, Jehova, in der Mitte des Landes bin.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Faciamque mirabilem in die illa terram Gessen, in qua populus meus est, ut non sint ibi muscæ: et scias quoniam ego Dominus in medio terræ.