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Exodus 12:35

King James Version (KJV)

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— D.L. Moody

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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 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Exodus 12:35

Theological / Devotional

They borrowed. Literally, “asked.” On the translation of the Hebrew word sha’al, rendered in the KJV as “borrowed,” see on ch. 3:22. The word sha’al means “to ask” or “to require,” but not “to borrow.”

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