Exodus 12:35 — Meaning and Application

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“And the children of Israel did according to the word of Moses; and they borrowed of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment:”

Exodus 12:35

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And the Egyptians were urgent upon the people, that they might send them out of the land in haste; for they said, We {be} all dead {men}.

And the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneadingtroughs being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders. {kneadingtroughs: or, dough}

And the children of Israel did according to the word of Moses; and they borrowed of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment:

And the LORD gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they lent unto them {such things as they required}. And they spoiled the Egyptians.

And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot {that were} men, beside children.

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Exodus 12:1

"And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying,"

Exodus 12:2

"This month {shall be} unto you the beginning of months: it {shall be} the first month of the year to you."

Exodus 12:3

"Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth {day} of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of {their} fathers, a lamb for an house: {lamb: or, kid}"

Exodus 12:4

"And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbour next unto his house take {it} according to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb."

Exodus 12:5

"Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take {it} out from the sheep, or from the goats: {of...: Heb. son of a year}"

Exodus 12:6

"And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening. {in...: Heb. between the two evenings}"

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