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Speakדַּבֶּרnowנָאin the hearingבְּאָזְנֵיof the people,הָעָםand let them ask,וְיִשְׁאֲלוּeach manאִישׁfromמֵאֵתhis neighborרֵעֵהוּandוְeach womanאִשָּׁהfromמֵאֵתher neighbor,רְעוּתָהּarticlesכְּלֵיof silverכֶסֶףand articlesוּכְלֵיof gold.”זָהָב
Exodus 11:2
Study it in the app“Speak now in the hearing of the people, and let them ask, each man from his neighbor and each woman from her neighbor, articles of silver and articles of gold.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 11:2, word by word
- Speakדַּבֶּרdaber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “daber” appears- in the hearingאָזְנֵיazne
hearing
The ear that listens: "incline your ear".
Where else “azne” appears- of the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- and let them askיִשְׁאֲלוּyishalu
ask for
To ask for something, or borrow.
Where else “yishalu” appears- each manאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears- his neighborרֵעֵree
neighbor
The person living near, anyone one deals with.
Where else “ree” appears- each womanאִשָּׁהisha
woman
An adult female person: single, married or widowed.
Where else “isha” appears- her neighborרְעוּתָreuta
neighbor (woman)
Neighbor, companion (woman); "one another".
Where else “reuta” appears- articlesכְּלֵיkele
utensil
Something for use: tools, jewels, travel gear.
Where else “kele” appears- of silverכֶסֶףchesef
silver
A white, valuable metal, the one most used after gold.
Where else “chesef” appears- of goldזָהָבzahav
gold
Gold.
Where else “zahav” appears
The context
1YHWH said to Moses, “One more plague I will bring on Pharaoh and on Egypt; after that he will let you go from here. When he lets you go, he will drive you out from here completely.
2 · This verse (above)
3YHWH gave the people favor in the eyes of the Egyptians. Moreover, the man Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the eyes of Pharaoh’s servants and in the eyes of the people.