Speak now in the ears of the people, and let every man borrow of his neighbour, and every woman of her neighbour, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold.
Parallel translations
- WEB Speak now in the ears of the people, and let every man ask of his neighbor, and every woman of her neighbor, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold.”
- BSB Now announce to the people that men and women alike should ask their neighbors for articles of silver and gold.”
- NKJV Speak now in the hearing of the people, and let every man ask from his neighbor and every woman from her neighbor, articles of silver and articles of gold.”
- NASB Speak now so that the people hear, that each man is to ask of his neighbor, and each woman of her neighbor, articles of silver and articles of gold.”
- NLT Tell all the Israelite men and women to ask their Egyptian neighbors for articles of silver and gold.”
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Quick answer
God instructs Israel to ask the Egyptians for articles of silver and gold. This provides for Israel's departure and worship.
Overview
God directs his people to request precious items, which the Egyptians will willingly give. This fulfills God's earlier promise that Israel would not leave empty-handed but with the wealth of Egypt. The plunder is a kind of just recompense after generations of unpaid slavery. Some of this gold and silver would later furnish the tabernacle for God's worship.
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Cross-references · 14
- Exod 3:22But every woman shall borrow of her neighbour, and of her that sojourneth in her house, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: and ye shall put them upon your sons, and upon your daughters; and ye shall spoil the Egyptians.
- Exod 12:35–36And the children of Israel did according to the word of Moses; and they borrowed of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment:
- Ps 105:37He brought them forth also with silver and gold: and there was not one feeble person among their tribes.
- Prov 13:22A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
- Matt 20:15Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?
- Hag 2:8The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the LORD of hosts.
- Ps 24:1The earth is the LORD’s, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.
- Job 27:16–17Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;
- Gen 31:9Thus God hath taken away the cattle of your father, and given them to me.
- Exod 32:24And I said unto them, Whosoever hath any gold, let them break it off. So they gave it me: then I cast it into the fire, and there came out this calf.
- Exod 32:2–4And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden earrings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me.
- Ezek 16:10–13I clothed thee also with broidered work, and shod thee with badgers’ skin, and I girded thee about with fine linen, and I covered thee with silk.
- Exod 12:1–2And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying,
- Exod 35:22And they came, both men and women, as many as were willing hearted, and brought bracelets, and earrings, and rings, and tablets, all jewels of gold: and every man that offered offered an offering of gold unto the LORD.
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