Exodus 9:26

26 The only place it did not hail was the land of Goshen, where the Israelites were.

Exodus 9:26 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
26 Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, was there no hail.
English Standard Version (ESV)
26 Only in the land of Goshen, where the people of Israel were, was there no hail.
New Living Translation (NLT)
26 The only place without hail was the region of Goshen, where the people of Israel lived.
The Message Bible (MSG)
26 Except for Goshen where the Israelites lived; there was no hail in Goshen.
American Standard Version (ASV)
26 Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, was there no hail.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
26 The only place it didn't hail was the region of Goshen, where the Israelites lived.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
26 The only place it didn't hail was in the land of Goshen where the Israelites were.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
26 The only place it didn't hail was in the area of Goshen. That's where the people of Israel were.

Exodus 9:26 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 9:26

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.

Exodus 9:26 In-Context

24 hail fell and lightning flashed back and forth. It was the worst storm in all the land of Egypt since it had become a nation.
25 Throughout Egypt hail struck everything in the fields—both people and animals; it beat down everything growing in the fields and stripped every tree.
26 The only place it did not hail was the land of Goshen, where the Israelites were.
27 Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron. “This time I have sinned,” he said to them. “The LORD is in the right, and I and my people are in the wrong.
28 Pray to the LORD, for we have had enough thunder and hail. I will let you go; you don’t have to stay any longer.”

Cross References 2

  • 1. S ver 4; Isaiah 32:18-20
  • 2. Exodus 8:22; Exodus 10:23; Exodus 11:7; Exodus 12:13; Amos 4:7
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