Exodus 11:7

11:7 But against any of the Israelites not even a dog will bark ¹  against either people or animals, ²  so that you may know that the Lord distinguishes ³  between Egypt and Israel.’

Isaiah 41:11

41:11 Look, all who were angry at you will be ashamed and humiliated;

your adversaries ⁴  will be reduced to nothing ⁵  and perish.

Isaiah 50:8

50:8 The one who vindicates me is close by.

Who dares to argue with me? Let us confront each other! ⁶ 

Who is my accuser? ⁷  Let him challenge me! ⁸ 

Isaiah 54:17

54:17 No weapon forged to be used against you will succeed;

you will refute everyone who tries to accuse you. ⁹ 

This is what the Lord will do for his servants –

I will vindicate them,” ¹⁰ 

says the Lord.

[11:7]  ¹ tn Or perhaps “growl”; Heb “not a dog will sharpen his tongue.” The expression is unusual, but it must indicate that not only would no harm come to the Israelites, but that no unfriendly threat would come against them either – not even so much as a dog barking. It is possible this is to be related to the watchdog (see F. C. Fensham, “Remarks on Keret 114^b – 136^a,” JNSL 11 [1983]: 75).

[11:7]  ² tn Heb “against man or beast.”

[11:7]  ³ tn The verb פָּלָה (palah) in Hiphil means “to set apart, make separate, make distinct.” See also Exod 8:22 (18 HT); 9:4; 33:16.

[41:11]  ⁴ tn Heb “the men of your strife”; NASB “those who contend with you.”

[41:11]  ⁵ tn Heb “like nothing”; NAB “come to nought.”

[50:8]  ⁶ tn Heb “Let us stand together!”

[50:8]  ⁷ tn Heb “Who is the master of my judgment?”

[50:8]  ⁸ tn Heb “let him approach me”; NAB, NIV “Let him confront me.”

[54:17]  ⁹ tn Heb “and every tongue that rises up for judgment with you will prove to be guilty.”

[54:17]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “this is the inheritance of the servants of the Lord, and their vindication from me.”