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VERSE STUDY • KJV

Exodus 3:22

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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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KJV King James Version

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.

BSB Berean Standard Bible

Every woman shall ask her neighbor and any woman staying in her house for silver and gold jewelry and clothing, and you will put them on your sons and daughters. So you will plunder the Egyptians.”

WEB World English Bible

But every woman shall ask of her neighbor, and of her who visits her house, jewels of silver, jewels of gold, and clothing; and you shall put them on your sons, and on your daughters. You shall plunder the Egyptians.”

ASV American Standard Version

But every woman shall ask of her neighbor, 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 despoil the Egyptians.

YLT Young’s Literal Translation

and every woman hath asked from her neighbour, and from her who is sojourning in her house, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and ye have put them on your sons and on your daughters, and have spoiled the Egyptians.’

Surrounding context — Exodus 3

19 And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not by a mighty hand.

20 And I will stretch out my hand, and smite Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof: and after that he will let you go.

21 And 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:

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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Topics connected to this verse

BorrowingCensusGoldIsraelJewelsMosesReligion

Original-language word links

These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.

וְשָׁאֲלָ֨הH7592 · sha.alto askאִשָּׁ֤הH802 · ish.shahwomanמִשְּׁכֶנְתָּהּ֙H7934 · sha.khenneighboringוּמִגָּרַ֣תH1481 · gurto sojournבֵּיתָ֔הּH1004 · betplaceכְּלֵי־H3627 · ke.liarticle/utensilכֶ֛סֶףH3701 · ke.sephsilver: moneyוּכְלֵ֥יH3627 · ke.liarticle/utensilזָהָ֖בH2091 · za.havgoldוּשְׂמָלֹ֑תH8071 · sim.lahmantleוְשַׂמְתֶּ֗םH7760 · sumto set: makeעַל־H5921 · aluponבְּנֵיכֶם֙H1121 · benson: childוְעַל־H5921 · aluponבְּנֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םH1323 · batdaughterוְנִצַּלְתֶּ֖םH5337 · na.tsalto rescueאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]מִצְרָֽיִם׃H4713 · mits.riEgyptian

Cross-references

Ezekiel 39:10So 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 they shall spoil those that spoiled them, and rob those that robbed them, saith the Lord GOD.Exodus 11:2Speak 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.Psalm 105:37He brought them forth also with silver and gold: and [there was] not one feeble [person] among their tribes.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:Genesis 15:14And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.Job 27:16-17Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;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.Isaiah 33:1Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou [wast] not spoiled; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; [and] when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.

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