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John Gill's Exposition on Exodus 12:35

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And the children of Israel did according to the word of Moses, etc.] (<020322>Exodus 3:22 11:2,3) and they borrowed of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment; or “they asked” f366 them of the Egyptians to give them them, which they readily did to get rid of them; for upon their being urgent with the Israelites to be gone in haste, they might reply, that they were not provided with things suitable for a journey, and therefore requested such things of them, which they at once freely consented to; ((see Gill on “<020322>Exodus 3:22”)), ((see Gill on “<021102>Exodus 11:2-3”)).
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