Exodus 12:36

Exodus 12:36 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the Lord gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they lent unto them such things as they required. And they spoiled the Egyptians.
• New International Version (NIV)The Lord had made the Egyptians favorably disposed toward the people, and they gave them what they asked for; so they plundered the Egyptians.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the Lord had given the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they let them have what they asked. Thus they plundered the Egyptians.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the Lord had given the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they granted them what they requested. Thus they plundered the Egyptians.

Context of Exodus 12:36

34So the people picked up their bread dough before it had risen and carried it on their shoulders in bowls, wrapped up in their clothes. 35The Israelites did what Moses had told them and asked the Egyptians for gold and silver jewelry and for clothes. The Lord made the Egyptians generous to the people, and they gave them what they asked for. So the Israelites stripped Egypt of its wealth. 37The Israelites left Rameses to go to Succoth. There were about six hundred thousand men on foot, plus all the women and children. 38Many other people also went with them, along with large numbers of sheep, goats, and cattle.

Exodus 12:36 word by word

וַֽיהוָ֞ה נָתַ֨ן אֶת־חֵ֥ן הָעָ֛ם בְּעֵינֵ֥י מִצְרַ֖יִם וַיַּשְׁאִל֑וּם וַֽיְנַצְּל֖וּ אֶת־מִצְרָֽיִם׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• gaveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• favourחֵןchên · favorH2580
• in the sightעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: seeingH5869
• of the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• so that they lentשָׁאַלshâ'al shâ'êl · to askH7592
• And they spoiledנָצַלnâtsal · to rescueH5337

Cross-references for Exodus 12:36

• Exodus 3:21I will make the Egyptians kind to the people of Israel so that, when you leave, you will not leave empty-handed.
• Exodus 11:3The Lord made the Egyptians kind to the people. And Moses was highly respected by Pharaoh’s officials and all the Egyptians.
• Genesis 39:21the Lord was with him. The Lord reached out to him with his unchanging love and gave him protection. The Lord also put Joseph on good terms with the warden.
• Proverbs 16:7When a person’s ways are pleasing to the Lord, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
• Daniel 1:9God made the chief-of-staff kind and compassionate toward Daniel.
• Acts 2:47At the same time, they praised God and had the good will of all the people. Every day the Lord saved people, and they were added to the group.
• Acts 7:10and rescued him from all his suffering. When Joseph stood in the presence of Pharaoh (the king of Egypt), God gave Joseph divine favor and wisdom so that he became ruler of Egypt and of Pharaoh’s whole palace.
• Exodus 3:22“Every Hebrew woman should ask her Egyptian neighbor and any woman living in her home for silver and gold jewelry and for clothes. Put them on your sons and daughters. This way you will strip Egypt of its wealth.”
• Genesis 15:14But I will punish the nation they serve, and after that they will come out with many possessions.
• Psalms 105:37He brought Israel out with silver and gold, and no one among his tribes stumbled.

Commentaries on Exodus 12:36

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 36Lent - Or gave. The word in the Hebrew means simply “granted their request.” Whether the grant is made as a loan, or as a gift, depends in every instance upon the context. Here the word “spoiled” ought to be regarded as conclusive that the grant was a gift, a moderate remuneration for long service, and a compensation for cruel wrongs.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. 31-42The Lord delivered on his promises and rescued Israel, bringing them out of Egypt.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3636. the Lord gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians--Such a dread of them was inspired into the universal minds of the Egyptians, that whatever they asked was readily given. spoiled the Egyptians--The accumulated earnings of many years being paid them at this moment, the Israelites were suddenly enriched, according to the promise made to Abraham (Ge 15:14), and they left the country like a victorious army laden with spoil (Psa 105:37; Eze…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 12:36

• Egyptians
• Israel
• Passover

In the dictionaries

• Blood
• Borrow
• Convocation
• Cry
• Goshen
• Leaven
• Mean
• Observe
• Passover
• Providence

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