Exodus 3:22

But 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.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
woman	אִשָּׁ֤ה 'i.Shah	H802	a woman · noun, common feminine singular absolute
borrow	וְשָׁאֲלָ֨ה ve.sha.'a.Lah	H7592	to inquire · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person feminine singular
neighbour	מִשְּׁכֶנְתָּהּ֙ mi.she.khen.Tah	H7934	a resident · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
sojourneth	וּמִגָּרַ֣ת u.mi.ga.Rat	H1481	properly · conjunction + preposition + verb, qal active participle, feminine singular construct
house	בֵּיתָ֔הּ bei.Tah	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
jewels	כְּלֵי ke.lei-	H3627	something prepared · noun, common masculine plural construct
silver	כֶ֛סֶף Khe.sef	H3701	silver (from its pale color) · noun, common masculine singular absolute
jewels	וּכְלֵ֥י u.khe.Lei	H3627	something prepared · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct
gold	זָהָ֖ב za.Hav	H2091	gold · noun, common masculine singular absolute
raiment	וּשְׂמָלֹ֑ת u.se.ma.Lot	H8071	a dress · conjunction + noun, common feminine plural absolute
put	וְשַׂמְתֶּ֗ם ve.sam.Tem	H7760	to put (used in a great variety of applications · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 2nd person masculine plural
sons	בְּנֵיכֶם֙ be.nei.Khem	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural
daughters	בְּנֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם be.No.tei.Khem	H1323	a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms… · noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural
spoil	וְנִצַּלְתֶּ֖ם ve.ni.tzal.Tem	H5337	to snatch away · conjunction + verb, piel sequential perfect, 2nd person masculine plural
Egyptians	מִצְרַיִם Mitsrayim	H4714	Mitsrajim

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Cross-references

Exodus 11:2 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 jewe…
Ezekiel 39:10 So that they shall take no wood out of the field, neither cut down any out of the forests; for they shall burn the weapons with fire: and th…
Genesis 15:14 And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.
Exodus 12:35-36 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…
Psalms 105:37 He brought them forth also with silver and gold: and there was not one feeble person among their tribes.
Job 27:16-17 Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;
Proverbs 13:22 A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
Isaiah 33:1 Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 3:16–end

Moses is here more particularly instructed in his work, and informed beforehand of his success. 1. He must deal with the elders of Israel, and raise their expectation of a speedy removal to Canaan, Exo 3:16, Exo 3:17. He must repeat to them what God had said to him, as a faithful ambassador. Note, That which ministers have received of the Lord they must deliver to his people, and keep back nothing that is profitable. Lay an emphasis on that, Exo 3:17 : "I have said, I will bring you up; that is enough to satisfy them, I have said it:" hath he spoken, and will he not make it good? With us saying and doing are two things, but they are not so with God, for he is in one mind and who can turn him…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 3:10

Come now therefore, and I will send thee--Considering the patriotic views that had formerly animated the breast of Moses, we might have anticipated that no mission could have been more welcome to his heart than to be employed in the national emancipation of Israel. But he evinced great reluctance to it and stated a variety of objections [Exo 3:11, Exo 3:13; Exo 4:1, Exo 4:10] all of which were successfully met and removed--and the happy issue of his labors was minutely described. Next: Exodus Chapter 4

Adam Clarke on Exodus 3:22

Every woman shall borrow - This is certainly not a very correct translation: the original word שאל shaal signifies simply to ask, request, demand, require, inquire, etc.; but it does not signify to borrow in the proper sense of that word, though in a very few places of Scripture it is thus used. In this and the parallel place, Exo 12:35, the word signifies to ask or demand, and not to borrow, which is a gross mistake into which scarcely any of the versions, ancient or modern, have fallen, except our own. The Septuagint has αιτησει, she shall ask; the Vulgate, postulabit, she shall demand; the Syriac, Chaldee, Samaritan, Samaritan Version, Coptic, and Persian, are the same as the Hebrew. The…

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The Church Fathers

The Egyptians put in a claim on the Hebrews for these gold and silver vessels. The Hebrews assert a counterclaim, alleging that by the bond of their respective fathers, attested by the written engagement of both parties, there were due to them the arrears of that laborious slavery of theirs for the bricks they had so painfully made and the cities and palaces which they had built.
— Tertullian, AGAINST MARCION 2.20.2

The Lord commanded the Hebrews through Moses to take gold and silver vessels and garments from the Egyptians, and he added, "And you will despoil them." The judgment implied in this command cannot be unjust. For it is a commandment of God. It was not to be judged but obeyed. For God knew how just his command was. It pertains to the servant obediently to do what was commanded.
— Augustine of Hippo, QUESTIONS ON EXODUS 6

Whether then the reason was what I have said, or whether in the secret appointment of God there was some unknown reason for his telling the people by Moses to borrow things from the Egyptians and to take them away with them, this remains certain. This was said for some good reason and Moses could not lawfully have done otherwise than God told him, leaving to God the reason of the command, while the servant's duty is to obey.
— Augustine of Hippo, AGAINST FAUSTUS, A MANICHAEAN 22.71

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Dictionary and topics

Bush — In which Jehovah appeared to Moses in the wilderness (Ex. 3:2; Acts 7:30). It is difficult to say what particular kind of plant or bush is here meant. Probably it was the mimosa or acacia. The words…
Goshen — (1.) A district in Egypt where Jacob and his family settled, and in which they remained till the Exodus (Gen. 45:10; 46:28, 29, 31, etc.). It is called “the land of Goshen” (47:27), and also simply…
Moses — Drawn (or Egypt. mesu, “son;” hence Rameses, royal son). On the invitation of Pharaoh (Gen. 45:17-25), Jacob and his sons went down into Egypt. This immigration took place probably about 350 years…
Ornaments, Personal — The number, variety and weight of the ornaments ordinarily worn upon the person form one of the characteristic features of Oriental costume, in both ancient and modem times. The monuments of ancient…
Plagues, The Ten — The occasion on which the plagues were sent is described in Exod 3-12.
Borrowing · .Israelites from the Egyptians — .Israelites from the Egyptians
Census · .By Moses — .By Moses
Gold · .Into ornaments — .Into ornaments
Jewels · Borrowed from Egyptians by Israelites — Borrowed from Egyptians by Israelites
Moses · Commissioned as lea — Commissioned as lea
Religion · .Moses — .Moses
Silver · Made into: Ornaments for the person — Made into: Ornaments for the person

Exodus 3:22

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 3:16–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 3:10

Adam Clarke on Exodus 3:22

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Exodus 3:22

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 3:16–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 3:10

Adam Clarke on Exodus 3:22

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Exodus 3:22

John Calvin on Exodus 3:18–end

Keil & Delitzsch on Exodus 3:21–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Exodus 3:20-21

Rashi on Exodus 3:22