Each womanוְ אִשָּׁהshall askשָׁאֲלָהof her neighborמִשְּׁכֶנְתָּהּand of the woman who residesוּמִגָּרַתin her houseבֵּיתָהּarticlesכְּלֵיof silverכֶסֶףand articlesוּכְלֵיof gold,זָהָבand clothing,וּשְׂמָלֹתand you shall put themוְשַׂמְתֶּםonעַלyour sonsבְּנֵיכֶםand onוְעַלyour daughters;בְּנֹתֵיכֶםand so you shall plunderוְנִצַּלְתֶּםthe Egyptians.”אֶת מִצְרָיִם
Exodus 3:22
Study it in the app“Each woman shall ask of her neighbor and of the woman who resides in her house articles of silver and articles of gold, and clothing, and you shall put them on your sons and on your daughters; and so you shall plunder the Egyptians.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 3:22, word by word
- Each womanאִשָּׁהisha
woman
An adult female person: single, married or widowed.
Where else “isha” appears- shall askשָׁאֲלָהshaala
ask for
To ask for something, or borrow.
Where else “shaala” appears- of her neighborשְּׁכֶנְתָּshechenta
neighbor, resident
Neighbor (man or woman); also a temporary resident.
Where else “shechenta” appears- and of the woman who residesגָּרַתgarat
sojourn
To live in a place that is not your own.
Where else “garat” appears- in her houseבֵּיתָbeta
house
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “beta” 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- and clothingשְׂמָלֹתsemalot
cloak
Cloak: the outer garment, which also served as a covering for sleeping.
Where else “semalot” appears- and you shall put themשַׂמְתֶּםsamtem
put
To put something somewhere.
Where else “samtem” appears- your sonsבְּנֵיbene
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “bene” appears- your daughtersבְּנֹתֵיbenote
daughter
A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.
Where else “benote” appears- and so you shall plunderנִצַּלְתֶּםnitsaltem
strip
To strip another of his goods, taking what he has.
Where else “nitsaltem” appears- the Egyptiansמִצְרָיִםmitsrayim
Egyptian
Egyptian.
Where else “mitsrayim” appears
Translation note
According to 12:35-36, the Egyptians gave them what they asked because YHWH made them look on the people with favor. God had announced it to Abraham (Genesis 15:14: “they will come out with great possessions”).
The context
21And I will give this people favor in the eyes of the Egyptians, and it will be that when you go, you will not go empty-handed.
22 · This verse (above)