Exodus 12:35

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

33And the Egyptians were urgent upon the people, to send them out of the land in haste; for they said, We be all dead men. 34And the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneadingtroughs being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders. And the children of Israel did according to the word of Moses; and they asked of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: 36and the LORD gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they let them have what they asked. And they spoiled the Egyptians. 37And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, beside children.

Exodus 12:35 word by word

וּבְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל עָשׂ֖וּ כִּדְבַ֣ר מֹשֶׁ֑ה וַֽיִּשְׁאֲלוּ֙ מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם כְּלֵי־כֶ֛סֶף וּכְלֵ֥י זָהָ֖ב וּשְׂמָלֹֽת׃Read the interlinear

• childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• didעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• askedשָׁאַלshâ'al shâ'êl · to askH7592
• Egyptiansמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• jewelsכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
• silverכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701
• goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091

Cross-references for Exodus 12:35

• Exodus 3:21And I will give this people favour in the sight of the Egyptians: and it shall come to pass, that, when ye go, ye shall not go empty:
• Exodus 11:2Speak now in the ears of the people, and let them ask every man of his neighbour, and every woman of her neighbour, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold.
• Genesis 15:14and also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.
• Psalms 105:37And he brought them forth with silver and gold: and there was not one feeble person among his tribes.

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

Topics related to Exodus 12:35

• Borrowing
• Egyptians
• Israel
• Jewels
• Passover

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Moses
• Children of Israel
• Blood
• Borrow
• Convocation
• Cry
• Exodus
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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