Exodus 3:22

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.”

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — God addresses Moses at the burning bush, declaring that the Israelites will find favor with Egyptians and will not depart empty-handed.

The words — The Hebrew וְשָׁאֲלָה (ve./sha.'a.Lah) literally means "and she will ask," paired with אִשָּׁה ('i.Shah) for "[each] woman," describing a future occurrence rather than issuing a directive to Moses.

The thread — This fulfillment of Genesis 15:14 reappears in Exodus 11:2, which extends the request for silver and gold articles to both men and women.

Why it lands — The text records a concrete reversal where plunder functions as a settled wage for forced labor, requiring the reader to acknowledge divine justice operating through historical means.

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The Hebrew words

וְשָׁאֲלָ֨הve./sha.'a.Lahand/ she will ask אִשָּׁ֤ה'i.Shah[each] woman מִשְּׁכֶנְתָּהּ֙mi./she.khen.Ta/hfrom/ [female] neighbor/ her וּמִגָּרַ֣תu./mi./ga.Ratand/ from/ [the] [female] sojourner of בֵּיתָ֔הּbei.Ta/hhouse/ her כְּלֵי־ke.lei-articles of כֶ֛סֶףKhe.sefsilver וּכְלֵ֥יu./khe.Leiand/ articles of זָהָ֖בza.Havgold וּשְׂמָלֹ֑תu./se.ma.Lotand/ clothes וְשַׂמְתֶּ֗םve./sam.Temand/ you will put [them]עַל־'al-on בְּנֵיכֶם֙be.nei./Khemsons/ your וְעַל־ve./'al-and/ on בְּנֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םbe.No.tei./Khemdaughters/ your וְנִצַּלְתֶּ֖םve./ni.tzal.Temand/ you will plunder אֶת־'et-<obj.>מִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimEgypt

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.

Cross-references

Exodus 11:2 Now announce to the people that men and women alike should ask their neighbors for articles of silver and gold.”
Ezekiel 39:10 They will not gather wood from the countryside or cut it from the forests, for they will use the weapons for fuel. They will loot those who looted them and plunder those who plundered them, declares the Lord GOD.
Genesis 15:14 But I will judge the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will depart with many possessions.
Exodus 12:35 Furthermore, the Israelites acted on Moses’ word and asked the Egyptians for articles of silver and gold, and for clothing.
Psalms 105:37 He brought Israel out with silver and gold, and none among His tribes stumbled.
Job 27:16 Though he heaps up silver like dust and piles up a wardrobe like clay,
Proverbs 13:22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.
Isaiah 33:1 Woe to you, O destroyer never destroyed, O traitor never betrayed! When you have finished destroying, you will be destroyed. When you have finished betraying, you will be betrayed.