Vaeira 8:19 · EXTRA 1 — I will set apart the land of Goshen EXTRA

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The Complete Passuk

וְשַׂמְתִּ֣י פְדֻ֔ת בֵּ֥ין עַמִּ֖י וּבֵ֣ין עַמֶּ֑ךָ לְמָחָ֥ר יִהְיֶ֖ה הָאֹ֥ת הַזֶּֽה׃

And I will make a distinctionbdistinction Meaning of peduth uncertain. between My people and your people. Tomorrow this sign shall come to pass.’”

Shemos Rabbah 8:5 — EXTRA.

Core Text

והפליתי —\ldots להודיע שאין המכה במקרה.

English: “And I will set apart” — \ldots to make known that the plague is not by chance.

On the midrash / in context: The exemption of Goshen proves directed judgment rather than natural disaster.

Custom

Chazal teach that the distinction of Goshen demonstrates deliberate divine judgment.