And YHWHוַיהוָהgaveנָתַןthe peopleהָעָםfavorאֶת חֵןin the eyesבְּעֵינֵיof the Egyptians,מִצְרַיִםand they gave them what they asked.וַיַּשְׁאִלוּםSo they plunderedוַיְנַצְּלוּthe Egyptians.אֶת מִצְרָיִם
Exodus 12:36
Study it in the app“And YHWH gave the people favor in the eyes of the Egyptians, and they gave them what they asked. So they plundered the Egyptians.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 12:36, word by word
- And YHWHיהוָהyhva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yhva” appears- gaveנָתַןnatan
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “natan” appears- the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- favorחֵןchen
favor
Someone's goodwill toward another: looking on them kindly.
Where else “chen” appears- in the eyesעֵינֵיene
sight
"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.
Where else “ene” appears- of the Egyptiansמִצְרַיִםmitsrayim
Egypt, Mizraim
See it on the mapWhere else “mitsrayim” appears- and they gave them what they askedיַּשְׁאִלוּyashilu
ask for
To ask for something, or borrow.
Where else “yashilu” appears- So they plunderedיְנַצְּלוּyenatslu
strip
To strip another of his goods, taking what he has.
Where else “yenatslu” appears
Places in this verse
Egypt
Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)
A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.
Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).
The context
35The sons of Israel did according to the word of Moses: they asked of the Egyptians articles of silver, articles of gold, and clothing.
36 · This verse (above)
37The sons of Israel set out from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand men on foot, besides the little ones.