Exodus 12 · Verse 35

Exodus 12:35

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:
Exodus 12:35, King James Version

Exodus 12:35 in other translations

BSBFurthermore, the Israelites acted on Moses’ word and asked the Egyptians for articles of silver and gold, and for clothing.
WEBThe children of Israel did according to the word of Moses; and they asked of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and clothing.
ASVAnd 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:
YLTAnd the sons of Israel have done according to the word of Moses, and they ask from the Egyptians vessels of silver and vessels of gold, and garments;
DARBYAnd the children of Israel had done according to the word of Moses, and they had asked of the Egyptians utensils of silver, and utensils of gold, and clothing.
BBEAnd the children of Israel had done as Moses had said; and they got from the Egyptians ornaments of silver and of gold, and clothing:
WebsterAnd 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.

What does Exodus 12:35 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
35. 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, demand, require. The Israelites had been kept in great poverty, having received little or no wages. They now insisted on full remuneration for all their labor, and it was paid in light and valuable articles adapted for convenient carriage.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 35 They borrowed of the Egyptians - See Clarke's note on Exo 3:22, where the very exceptionable term borrow is largely explained.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 12:29-36

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…

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Exodus 12:35 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וּבְנֵי\־u.ve.nei-and [the] people ofH1121
יִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
עָשׂ֖וּ'a.Suthey didH6213
כִּדְבַ֣רkid.Varaccording to [the] word ofH1697
מֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehMosesH4872
וַֽיִּשְׁאֲלוּ֙vai.yish.'a.Luand they askedH7592
מִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimfrom EgyptH4714
כְּלֵי\־ke.lei-articles ofH3627
כֶ֛סֶףKhe.sefsilverH3701
וּכְלֵ֥יu.khe.Leiand articles ofH3627
זָהָ֖בza.HavgoldH2091
וּשְׂמָלֹֽת\׃u.se.ma.Lotand clothesH8071

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Exodus 12:35

  • Exodus 3:21-22

    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: 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.

  • Exodus 11:2-3

    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. 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.

  • Psalms 105:37

    He brought them forth also with silver and gold: and there was not one feeble person among their tribes.

  • Genesis 15:14

    And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
3:21,22; 11:2,3; Ge 15:14; Ps 105:37

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Exodus 12:34

    And the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneadingtroughs being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders.

  • Exodus 12:35

    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:

  • Exodus 12:36

    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.

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Exodus 12:35 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		E hicieron los hijos de Israel conforme al mandamiento de Moisés, demandando á los Egipcios vasos de plata, y vasos de oro, y vestidos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et les fils d’Israël firent selon la parole de Moïse, et demandèrent aux Égyptiens des objets d’argent, et des objets d’or, et des vêtements.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und die Kinder Israel taten nach dem Worte Moses und forderten von den Ägyptern silberne Geräte und goldene Geräte und Kleider.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Feceruntque filii Israël sicut præceperat Moyses: et petierunt ab Ægyptiis vasa argentea et aurea, vestemque plurimam.