And Jehovah said unto Moses, Yet one plague more will I bring upon Pharaoh, and upon Egypt; afterwards he will let you go hence: {Or, when he shall let you go altogether, he shall utterly thrust you out hence}when he shall let you go, he shall surely thrust you out hence altogether.
Speak now in the ears of the people, and let them ask every man of his neighbor, and every woman of her neighbor, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold.
And Jehovah gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover the man Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh's servants, and in the sight of the people.
And Moses said, Thus saith Jehovah, About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt:
and all the first-born in the land of Egypt shall die, from the first-born of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the first-born of the maid-servant that is behind the mill; and all the first-born of cattle.
And there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there hath not been, nor shall be any more.
But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog {Hebrew: whet.}move his tongue, against man or beast: that ye may know how that Jehovah doth make a distinction between the Egyptians and Israel.
And all these thy servants shall come down unto me, and bow down themselves unto me, saying, Get thee out, and all the people that follow thee: and after that I will go out. And he went out from Pharaoh in hot anger.
And Jehovah said unto Moses, Pharaoh will not hearken unto you; that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.
And Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh: and Jehovah {Hebrew: made strong.}hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he did not let the children of Israel go out of his land.
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But every woman shall ask of her neighbor, and of her that sojourneth in her house, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: and ye shall put them upon your sons, and upon your daughters; and ye shall despoil the Egyptians.
And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden rings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me.
And all the people brake off the golden rings which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron.
And he received it at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, and made it a molten calf: and they said, {Or, This is thy God}These are thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
And Jehovah spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying,
And I said unto them, Whosoever hath any gold, let them break it off: so they gave it me; and I cast it into the fire, and there came out this calf.
This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you.
And they came, both men and women, as many as were willing-hearted, and brought brooches, and {Or, nose-rings}ear-rings, and signet-rings, and {Or, necklaces}armlets, all jewels of gold; even every man that offered an offering of gold unto Jehovah.
And the children of Israel did according to the word of Moses; and they asked of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment:
I clothed thee also with broidered work, and shod thee with {Or, porpoise-skin}sealskin, and I {Or, bound thee with attire of fine linen}girded thee about with fine linen, and covered thee with silk.
And I decked thee with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck.
And I put a ring upon thy nose, and ear-rings in thine ears, and a beautiful crown upon thy head.
Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver; and thy raiment was of fine linen, and silk, and broidered work; thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil; and thou wast exceeding beautiful, and thou didst prosper unto royal estate.
and Jehovah gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they let them have what they asked. And they despoiled the Egyptians.
Thus God hath taken away the cattle of your father, and given them to me.
Though he heap up silver as the dust,And prepare raiment as the clay;
He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on,And the innocent shall divide the silver.
A Psalm of David.The earth is Jehovah's, and the fulness thereof;The world, and they that dwell therein.
And he brought them forth with silver and gold;And there was {Or, none that stumbled}not one feeble person among his tribes.
A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children;And the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.
The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith Jehovah of hosts.
Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? or is thine eye evil, because I am good?