Exodus 8:22
And in that day I will set apart the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there, to the end thou may know that I am LORD in the midst of the earth.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
23And I will put a division between my people and thy people. This sign shall be by tomorrow.
Cross References
Exodus 7:17Thus says LORD, In this thou shall know that I am LORD. Behold, I will smite with the rod that is in my hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood.
Exodus 9:4And LORD shall make a distinction between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt, and there shall nothing die of all that belongs to the sons of Israel.
Exodus 9:26Only in the land of Goshen, where the sons of Israel were, was there no hail.
Exodus 10:23they did not see each other, neither did anyone rise from his place for three days, but all the sons of Israel had light in their dwellings.
Exodus 12:13And the blood shall be to you for a sign upon the houses where ye are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and there shall no plague be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.
Psalms 110:2LORD will send forth the rod of thy strength out of Zion. Rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.
Matthew Henry on Exodus 8:21-32
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. 22 And I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in… Read the whole commentary →