Christian Standard Bible
Exodus 12:35
35The Israelites acted on Moses’s word and asked the Egyptians for silver and gold items and for clothing.
Exodus 12:35 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And 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:
- New International Version (NIV)The Israelites did as Moses instructed and asked the Egyptians for articles of silver and gold and for clothing.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The people of Israel had also done as Moses told them, for they had asked the Egyptians for silver and gold jewelry and for clothing.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Now the children of Israel had done according to the word of Moses, and they had asked from the Egyptians articles of silver, articles of gold, and clothing.
Context of Exodus 12:35
33Now the Egyptians pressured the people in order to send them quickly out of the country, for they said, “We’re all going to die!” 34So the people took their dough before it was leavened, with their kneading bowls wrapped up in their clothes on their shoulders. The Israelites acted on Moses’s word and asked the Egyptians for silver and gold items and for clothing. 36And the Lord gave the people such favor with the Egyptians that they gave them what they requested. In this way they plundered the Egyptians. 37The Israelites traveled from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand able-bodied men on foot, besides their families.
Read all of Exodus 12Exodus 12:35 word by word
וּבְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל עָשׂ֖וּ כִּדְבַ֣ר מֹשֶׁ֑ה וַֽיִּשְׁאֲלוּ֙ מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם כְּלֵי־כֶ֛סֶף וּכְלֵ֥י זָהָ֖ב וּשְׂמָלֹֽת׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- didעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- according to the wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
- of Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
- and they borrowedשָׁאַלshâ'al shâ'êl · to askH7592
- of the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
- jewelsכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
- of silverכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701
- of goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
- and raimentשִׂמְלָהώimlâh · mantleH8071
Cross-references for Exodus 12:35
- Exodus 3:21And I will give these people such favor with the Egyptians that when you go, you will not go empty-handed.
- Exodus 11:2Now announce to the people that both men and women should ask their neighbors for silver and gold items.”
- Genesis 15:14However, I will judge the nation they serve, and afterward they will go out with many possessions.
- Psalms 105:37Then he brought Israel out with silver and gold, and no one among his tribes stumbled.
Commentaries on Exodus 12:35
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 35They borrowed of the Egyptians - See Clarke's note on Exodus 3:22, where the very exceptionable term borrow is largely explained.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 35Borrowed - “Asked of.” See Exodus 3:22 note.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 29-36Verses 29-36 The Egyptians had been for three days and nights kept in anxiety and horror by the darkness; now their rest is broken by a far more terrible calamity. The plague struck their first-born, the joy and hope of their families. They had slain the Hebrews' children, now God slew theirs. It reached from the throne to the dungeon: prince and peasant stand upon the same level before God's judgments. The destroying angel entered every dwelling unmarked…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 35asked the Egyptians: See 3:22; 11:2.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3535. children of Israel borrowed of the Egyptians jewels of silver--When the Orientals go to their sacred festivals, they always put on their best jewels. The Israelites themselves thought they were only going three days' journey to hold a feast unto the Lord, and in these circumstances it would be easy for them to borrow what was necessary for a sacred festival. But borrow conveys a wrong meaning. The word rendered borrow signifies properly to ask…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Exodus 12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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