Exodus 8:23

23 I will make a distinction^[a] between my people and your people. This sign will occur tomorrow.’ ”

Exodus 8:23 in Other Translations

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

23 Thus I will put a division between my people and your people. Tomorrow this sign shall happen. ”’”

23 I will make a clear distinction between my people and your people. This miraculous sign will happen tomorrow.’”

23 I'll make a sharp distinction between your people and mine. This sign will occur tomorrow.'"

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

23 I will distinguish between my people and yours. This miraculous sign will happen tomorrow.'"

23 I will make a distinction between My people and your people. This sign will take place tomorrow."

23 I will treat my people differently from yours. The miraculous sign will take place tomorrow." ' "

Exodus 8:23 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 8:23

And I will put a division between my people and thy people,
&c.] Or, a "redemption" ^F16; for by distinguishing them in his providence from the Egyptians, he might be said to redeem or deliver them; thus God makes a difference between his chosen people and the rest of the world, through his Son's redemption of them by his blood, out of every kindred, tongue, people, and nation:

tomorrow shall this sign be:
which, according to Bishop Usher, must be the twenty nineth day of Adar or February.

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FOOTNOTES:

F16 (twdp) "redemptionem", Pagninus, Montanus

Exodus 8:23 In-Context

21 If you do not let my people go, I will send swarms of flies on you and your officials, on your people and into your houses. The houses of the Egyptians will be full of flies; even the ground will be covered with them.

22 “ ‘But on that day I will deal differently with the land of Goshen, where my people live; no swarms of flies will be there, so that you will know that I, the LORD, am in this land.

23 I will make a distinction between my people and your people. This sign will occur tomorrow.’ ”

24 And the LORD did this. Dense swarms of flies poured into Pharaoh’s palace and into the houses of his officials; throughout Egypt the land was ruined by the flies.

25 Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “Go, sacrifice to your God here in the land.”

Cross References

• 1. Exodus 9:4,6; Exodus 10:23; Exodus 11:7; Exodus 12:13,23,27

Footnotes

• [a] Septuagint and Vulgate; Hebrew "will put a deliverance"