Éxodo 11:2

2 Habla con el pueblo y diles que todos ellos, hombres y mujeres, deben pedirles a sus vecinos y vecinas objetos de oro y de plata».

Éxodo 11:2 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 11:2

Speak now in the ears of the people
This cannot be understood of the whole body of the people being gathered together, but of some of the principal ones, who should communicate it to others, and so from one to another, until all the heads and masters of families became acquainted with it: and let every man borrow of his neighbour, and every woman of her
neighbour, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold;
to ornament themselves with at the feast they were going to keep: the Samaritan and Septuagint versions add, and clothing or raiment, and such it is certain they did borrow, ( Exodus 12:35 ) or vessels ^F16 of different forms, made of gold and silver, such as were fit and proper to be used at sacrifices and feasts, and which will account for the vessels given by princes, ( Numbers 7:1-89 ) for the doing of which the divine authority was sufficient; though there seems to be a reason for it in justice, that they might be paid for their hard service they had been made to serve for so many years, without having a proper reward for it: the word may be rendered, "let every man ask"

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FOOTNOTES:

F16 (ylk) (skeuh) Sept. "vasa", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus, Tigurine version, Piscator, Drusius; "instrumenta", Junius & Tremellius.

Éxodo 11:2 In-Context

1 El SEÑOR le dijo a Moisés: «Voy a traer una plaga más sobre el faraón y sobre Egipto. Después de eso, dejará que se vayan. Y cuando lo haga, los echará de aquí para siempre.

2 Habla con el pueblo y diles que todos ellos, hombres y mujeres, deben pedirles a sus vecinos y vecinas objetos de oro y de plata».

3 El SEÑOR hizo que los egipcios vieran con buenos ojos a los israelitas. Además, en todo Egipto Moisés mismo era altamente respetado por los funcionarios del faraón y por el pueblo.

4 Moisés anunció: «Así dice el SEÑOR: “Hacia la medianoche pasaré por todo Egipto,

5 y todo primogénito egipcio morirá: desde el primogénito del faraón que ahora ocupa el trono hasta el primogénito de la esclava que trabaja en el molino, lo mismo que todo primogénito del ganado.