KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
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 jewels of gold.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Now announce to the people that men and women alike should ask their neighbors for articles of silver and gold.”
WEB World English Bible
Speak now in the ears of the people, and let them ask every man of his neighbor, and every woman of her neighbor, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold.”
ASV American Standard Version
Speak now in the ears of the people, and let them ask every man of his neighbor, and every woman of her neighbor, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
speak, I pray thee, in the ears of the people, and they ask—each man from his neighbour, and each woman from her neighbour, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold.’
Surrounding context — Exodus 11
1 And the LORD said unto Moses, Yet will I bring one plague [more] upon Pharaoh, and upon Egypt; afterwards he will let you go hence: when he shall let [you] go, he shall surely thrust you out hence altogether.
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 jewels of gold.
3 And the LORD gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover the man Moses [was] very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh’s servants, and in the sight of the people.
4 And Moses said, Thus saith the LORD, About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt:
5 And all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the firstborn of the maidservant that [is] behind the mill; and all the firstborn of beasts.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
דַּבֶּר־H1696 · da.varto speak: speakנָ֖אH4994 · napleaseבְּאָזְנֵ֣יH241 · o.zenearהָעָ֑םH5971 · ampeopleוְיִשְׁאֲל֞וּH7592 · sha.alto askאִ֣ישׁ׀H376 · ishmanמֵאֵ֣תH854 · etwithרֵעֵ֗הוּH7453 · re.aneighborוְאִשָּׁה֙H802 · ish.shahwomanמֵאֵ֣תH854 · etwithרְעוּתָ֔הּH7468 · re.utneighborכְּלֵי־H3627 · ke.liarticle/utensilכֶ֖סֶףH3701 · ke.sephsilver: moneyוּכְלֵ֥יH3627 · ke.liarticle/utensilזָהָֽב׃H2091 · za.havgold
Cross-references
Exodus 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.Exodus 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:Haggai 2:8The silver [is] mine, and the gold [is] mine, saith the LORD of hosts.Psalm 105:37He brought them forth also with silver and gold: and [there was] not one feeble [person] among their tribes.Psalm 24:1A Psalm of David. The earth [is] the LORD’S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.Proverbs 13:22A good [man] leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner [is] laid up for the just.Matthew 20:15Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?Exodus 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.Exodus 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.Exodus 12:1-2And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying,Exodus 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.Genesis 31:9Thus God hath taken away the cattle of your father, and given [them] to me.Ezekiel 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.Job 27:16-17Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;
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