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Contemporary English Version

Exodus 9:26

Only Goshen, where the Israelites lived, was safe from the storm.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Goshen;   Hail;   Israel;   Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena;   Plague;   Rain;   Thunder;   Thompson Chain Reference - Immunity;   Israel;   Israel-The Jews;   Sickness;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Goshen;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Plague;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Miracles;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Exodus, Book of;   Goshen;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Exodus;   Moses;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Goshen ;   Hail;   Miracles;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Plagues of egypt;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Plagues of egypt;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Plagues, the Ten,;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Exodus, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Exodus, the Book of;   Goshen (1);   Plagues of Egypt;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Hail;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Yisra'el were, there was no hail.
King James Version
Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, was there no hail.
Lexham English Bible
Only in the land of Goshen, where the Israelites were, there was no hail.
New Century Version
The only place it did not hail was in the land of Goshen, where the Israelites lived.
New English Translation
Only in the land of Goshen, where the Israelites lived, was there no hail.
Amplified Bible
Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel lived, was there no hail.
New American Standard Bible
Only in the land of Goshen, where the sons of Israel were, was there no hail.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Onely in the lande of Goshen (where the children of Israel were) was no haile.
Legacy Standard Bible
Only in the land of Goshen, where the sons of Israel were, there was no hail.
Complete Jewish Bible
But in the land of Goshen, where the people of Isra'el were, there was no hail.
Darby Translation
Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, was there no hail.
Easy-to-Read Version
The only place that did not get hail was the land of Goshen, where the Israelites lived.
English Standard Version
Only in the land of Goshen, where the people of Israel were, was there no hail.
George Lamsa Translation
Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel dwelt, was there no hail.
Good News Translation
The region of Goshen, where the Israelites lived, was the only place where there was no hail.
Christian Standard Bible®
The only place it didn’t hail was in the land of Goshen, where the Israelites were.
Literal Translation
Only in the land of Goshen, where the sons of Israel lived , there was no hail.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
saue onely in the lande of Gosen, where the childre of Israel were, there it hayled not.
American Standard Version
Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, was there no hail.
Bible in Basic English
Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, there was no ice-storm.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Only in the lande of Gosen where the chyldren of Israel were, was there no hayle.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, was there no hail.
King James Version (1611)
Onely in the land of Goshen where the children of Israel were, was there no haile.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Only in the land of Gesem where the children of Israel were, the hail was not.
English Revised Version
Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, was there no hail.
Berean Standard Bible
The only place where it did not hail was in the land of Goshen, where the Israelites lived.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
oonli the hail felde not in the lond of Gessen, where the sones of Israel weren.
Young's Literal Translation
only in the land of Goshen, where the sons of Israel [are], there hath been no hail.
Update Bible Version
Only in the land of Goshen, where the sons of Israel were, there was no hail.
Webster's Bible Translation
Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel [were], there was no hail.
World English Bible
Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, there was no hail.
New King James Version
Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, there was no hail.
New Living Translation
The only place without hail was the region of Goshen, where the people of Israel lived.
New Life Bible
Only in the land of Goshen where the people of Israel were, there was no hail.
New Revised Standard
Only in the land of Goshen, where the Israelites were, there was no hail.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Only in the land of Goshen, where were the sons of Israel, was there no hail.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Only in the land of Gessen, where the children of Israel were, the hail fell not.
Revised Standard Version
Only in the land of Goshen, where the people of Israel were, there was no hail.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Only in the land of Goshen, where the sons of Israel were, there was no hail.

Contextual Overview

22 Then the Lord told Moses, "Stretch your arm toward the sky, so that hailstones will fall on people, animals, and crops in the land of Egypt." 23Moses pointed his walking stick toward the sky, and hailstones started falling everywhere. Thunder roared, and lightning flashed back and forth, striking the ground. This was the worst storm in the history of Egypt. 25 People, animals, and crops were pounded by the hailstones, and bark was stripped from trees. 26 Only Goshen, where the Israelites lived, was safe from the storm. 27 The king sent for Moses and Aaron and told them, "Now I have really sinned! My people and I are guilty, and the Lord is right. 28 We can't stand any more of this thunder and hail. Please ask the Lord to make it stop. Your people can go—you don't have to stay in Egypt any longer." 29 Moses answered, "As soon as I leave the city, I will lift my arms in prayer. When the thunder and hail stop, you will know that the earth belongs to the Lord . 30 But I am certain that neither you nor your officials really fear the Lord God." 31 Meanwhile, the flax and barley crops had been destroyed by the storm because they were ready to ripen. 32 But the wheat crops ripen later, and they were not damaged.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Exodus 8:22-32, Exodus 9:4, Exodus 9:6, Exodus 10:23, Exodus 11:7, Exodus 12:13, Isaiah 32:18, Isaiah 32:19

Reciprocal: Genesis 45:10 - in the land Genesis 47:1 - in the land Amos 4:7 - and I

Cross-References

Genesis 9:1
God said to Noah and his sons: I am giving you my blessing. Have a lot of children and grandchildren, so people will live everywhere on this earth.
Genesis 9:3
and I have given them to you for food. From now on, you may eat them, as well as the green plants that you have always eaten.
Genesis 9:10
This includes the birds and the animals that came out of the boat.
Genesis 9:23
Shem and Japheth put a robe over their shoulders and walked backwards into the tent. Without looking at their father, they placed it over his body.
Genesis 9:26
I ask the Lord my God to bless Shem and make Canaan his slave.
Genesis 27:37
"My son," Isaac answered, "I have made Jacob the ruler over you and your brothers, and all of you will be his servants. I have also promised him all the grain and grapes that he needs. There's nothing left that I can do for you."
Genesis 27:40
You will live by the power of your sword and be your brother's slave. But when you decide to be free, you will break loose."
Deuteronomy 33:26
Israel, no other god is like ours— the clouds are his chariot as he rides across the skies to come and help us.
Psalms 144:15
Our Lord and our God, you give these blessings to all who worship you.
Romans 9:5
They have those famous ancestors, who were also the ancestors of Jesus Christ. I pray that God, who rules over all, will be praised forever! Amen.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel [were], was there no hail. So that such Egyptians as might dwell among them, they, their servants, their cattle, and their fruits, escaped this plague; and oftentimes do wicked men fare the better for the people of God that are among them.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

With the plague of hail begins the last series of plagues, which differ from the former both in their severity and their effects. Each produced a temporary, but real, change in Pharaoh’s feelings.

Exodus 9:14

All my plagues - This applies to all the plagues which follow; the effect of each was foreseen and foretold. The words “at this time” point to a rapid and continuous succession of blows. The plagues which precede appear to have been spread over a considerable time; the first message of Moses was delivered after the early harvest of the year before, when the Israelites could gather stubble, i. e. in May and April: the second mission, when the plagues began, was probably toward the end of June, and they went on at intervals until the winter; this plague was in February; see Exodus 9:31.

Exodus 9:15

For now ... - Better, For now indeed, had I stretched forth my hand and smitten thee and thy people with the pestilence, then hadst thou been cut off from the earth. Exodus 9:16 gives the reason why God had not thus inflicted a summary punishment once for all.

Exodus 9:16

Have I raised thee up - See the margin. God kept Pharaoh “standing”, i. e. permitted him to live and hold out until His own purpose was accomplished.

Exodus 9:18

A very grievous hail - The miracle consisted in the magnitude of the infliction and in its immediate connection with the act of Moses.

Exodus 9:19

In Egypt the cattle are sent to pasture in the open country from January to April, when the grass is abundant. They are kept in stalls for the rest of the year.

Exodus 9:20

The word of the Lord - This gives the first indication that the warnings had a salutary effect upon the Egyptians.

Exodus 9:27

The Lord - Thus, for the first time, Pharaoh explicitly recognizes Yahweh as God (compare Exodus 5:2).

Exodus 9:29

The earth is the Lord’s - This declaration has a direct reference to Egyptian superstition. Each god was held to have special power within a given district; Pharaoh had learned that Yahweh was a god, he was now to admit that His power extended over the whole earth. The unity and universality of the divine power, though occasionally recognized in ancient Egyptian documents, were overlaid at a very early period by systems alternating between Polytheism and Pantheism.

Exodus 9:31

The flax was bolled - i. e. in blossom. This marks the time. In the north of Egypt the barley ripens and flax blossoms about the middle of February, or at the latest early in March, and both are gathered in before April, when the wheat harvest begins. The cultivation of flax must have been of great importance; linen was preferred to any material, and exclusively used by the priests. It is frequently mentioned on Egyptian monuments.

Exodus 9:32

Rie - Rather, “spelt,” the common food of the ancient Egyptians, now called “doora” by the natives, and the only grain represented on the sculptures: the name, however, occurs on the monuments very frequently in combination with other species.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Exodus 9:26. Only in the land of Goshen - was there no hail. — What a signal proof of a most particular providence! Surely both the Hebrews and Egyptians profited by this display of the goodness and severity of God.


 
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