Keluaran 8:22
Konteks8:22 But on that day I will mark off 1 the land of Goshen, where my people are staying, 2 so that no swarms of flies will be there, that you may know that I am the Lord in the midst of this land. 3
Ulangan 7:6
Konteks7:6 For you are a people holy 4 to the Lord your God. He 5 has chosen you to be his people, prized 6 above all others on the face of the earth.
Mazmur 4:4
Konteks4:4 Tremble with fear and do not sin! 7
Meditate as you lie in bed, and repent of your ways! 8 (Selah)
[8:22] 1 tn Or “distinguish.” וְהִפְלֵיתִי (vÿhifleti) is the Hiphil perfect of פָּלָה (palah). The verb in Hiphil means “to set apart, make separate, make distinct.” God was going to keep the flies away from Goshen – he was setting that apart. The Greek text assumed that the word was from פָּלֵא (pale’), and translated it something like “I will marvelously glorify.”
[8:22] 2 tn The relative clause modifies the land of Goshen as the place “in which my people are dwelling.” But the normal word for “dwelling” is not used here. Instead, עֹמֵד (’omed) is used, which literally means “standing.” The land on which Israel stood was spared the flies and the hail.
[8:22] 3 tn Or “of the earth” (KJV, ASV, NAB).
[7:6] 4 tn That is, “set apart.”
[7:6] 5 tn Heb “the
[7:6] 6 tn Or “treasured” (so NIV, NRSV); NLT “his own special treasure.” The Hebrew term סְגֻלָּה (sÿgullah) describes Israel as God’s choice people, those whom he elected and who are most precious to him (cf. Exod 19:4-6; Deut 14:2; 26:18; 1 Chr 29:3; Ps 135:4; Eccl 2:8 Mal 3:17). See E. Carpenter, NIDOTTE 3:224.
[4:4] 7 sn The psalmist warns his enemies that they need to tremble with fear before God and repudiate their sinful ways.
[4:4] 8 tn Heb “say in your heart(s) on your bed(s) and wail/lament.” The verb דֹמּוּ (dommu) is understood as a form of דָמָם (“wail, lament”) in sorrow and repentance. Another option is to take the verb from II דָמָם (damam, “be quiet”); cf. NIV, NRSV “be silent.”
