Exodus 12:36

“And YHWH gave the people favor in the eyes of the Egyptians, and they gave them what they asked. So they plundered the Egyptians.”

Exodus 12:36 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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

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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

JerusalemEgypt
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • 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).

    Genesis 12:10Genesis 37:28Exodus 12:41Matthew 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.

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