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.”
Exodus 11:2 in 7 translations
- KJVKing 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.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- Therefore thou shalt tell all the people that every man ask of his friend, and every woman of her neighbour, vessels of silver, and of gold.
- ASVAmerican 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.
- DARBYDarby
- Speak now in the ears of the people, that they ask every man of his neighbour, and every woman of her neighbour, utensils of silver and utensils of gold.
- WEBThe 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.
- YLTYoung'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.'
- BPVBiblePics Version
- "Now speak to the people and ask each man to borrow from his neighbor, and each woman from her neighbor, silver and gold jewelry."
Context: Exodus 11
1And 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.
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.
3And 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.
4And Moses said, Thus saith the LORD, About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt:
About Exodus 11: The Tenth Plague: The Death of the Firstborn
The final plague, the death of the firstborn, causes the Pharaoh to finally let the Israelites go.
Commentary
Exodus 11 is a chapter that speaks to the power of God and His ability to protect His people. In this chapter, God instructs Moses to warn Pharaoh that He will bring one more plague upon Egypt before the Israelites are released. This plague will be the death of the firstborn of every Egyptian family. God promises to protect the Israelites from this plague by having them mark their doorposts with the blood of a lamb. This is a powerful demonstration of God's protection and mercy.