Exodus 3:21
in Exodus 3And I will grant this people such favor in the sight of the Egyptians that when you leave, you will not go away empty-handed.
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ASV
And I will give this people favor in the sight of the Egyptians: and it shall come to pass, that, when ye go, ye shall not go empty.
KJV
And I will give this people favour in the sight of the Egyptians: and it shall come to pass, that, when ye go, ye shall not go empty:
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This verse in Exodus 3
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
I will stretch out My hand
on Exodus 3:20-22
The plunder of verse 22 discharges Genesis 15:14, "they will depart with many possessions", and happens at 12:35 and 12:36. That gold builds the calf in chapter 32 and the tabernacle in chapter 35.
This site's exposition
you will not go away empty-handed
God's promise of favor echoes Genesis 15:14, where Abraham's descendants would come out with many possessions. It is fulfilled in 12:35 and 36.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And I will give this people favour in the sight of the Egyptians,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
But he evinced great reluctance to it and stated a variety of objections [Ex 3:11, 13; 4:1, 10] all of which were successfully met and removed--and the happy issue of his labors was minutely described.
The words behind it
13 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְנָתַתִּ֛י | venatati | and I will give | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| חֵ֥ן | chen | [the] favor of | H2580 → | 69 times |
| הָֽעָם־ | haom- | the people | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| הַזֶּ֖ה | hazeh | <the> this | H2088 → | 1180 times |
| בְּעֵינֵ֣י | beeinei | in [the] eyes of | H5869 → | 887 times |
| מִצְרָ֑יִם | mitzrayim | Egypt | H4713 → | 70 times |
| וְהָיָה֙ | vehayah | and it will be | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| כִּ֣י | ki | that | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| תֵֽלֵכ֔וּן | telekhun | you will go ! | H1980 → | 1546 times |
| לֹ֥א | lo' | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| תֵלְכ֖וּ | telekhu | you will go | H1980 → | 1546 times |
| רֵיקָֽם׃ | reikam | empty | H7387 → | 16 times |
וְנָתַתִּ֛יand I will give
venatatiH5414 →2011 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
חֵ֥ן[the] favor of
chenH2580 →69 times
הָֽעָם־the people
haom-H5971 →1873 times
הַזֶּ֖ה<the> this
hazehH2088 →1180 times
בְּעֵינֵ֣יin [the] eyes of
beeineiH5869 →887 times
מִצְרָ֑יִםEgypt
mitzrayimH4713 →70 times
וְהָיָה֙and it will be
vehayahH1961 →3559 times
כִּ֣יthat
kiH3588 →4482 times
תֵֽלֵכ֔וּןyou will go !
telekhunH1980 →1546 times
לֹ֥אnot
lo'H3808 →5168 times
תֵלְכ֖וּyou will go
telekhuH1980 →1546 times
רֵיקָֽם׃empty
reikamH7387 →16 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Proverbs 16:7When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even the man’s enemies live at peace with him.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 15:11
The LORD said: “Surely I will deliver you for a good purpose; surely I will intercede with your enemy in your time of trouble, in your time of distress.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Romans 8:31
What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
- 1 John 3:22
and we will receive from Him whatever we ask, because we keep His commandments and do what is pleasing in His sight.
- 2 Chronicles 17:10
And the dread of the LORD fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that surrounded Judah, so that they did not make war against Jehoshaphat.
- Colossians 1:10
so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,
- Jeremiah 15:11
Through
Exodus 12:36And the LORD gave the people such favor in the sight of the Egyptians that they granted their request. In this way they plundered the Egyptians.
it leads to
- Genesis 15:14
But I will judge the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will depart with many possessions.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Genesis 15:14
Through
Psalms 105:37He brought Israel out with silver and gold, and none among His tribes stumbled.
it leads to
- Exodus 12:35–36
Furthermore, the Israelites acted on Moses’ word and asked the Egyptians for articles of silver and gold, and for clothing.
- Exodus 3:22
Every woman shall ask her neighbor and any woman staying in her house for silver and gold jewelry and clothing, and you will put them on your sons and daughters. So you will plunder…
- Exodus 12:35–36
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Tertullian, Against Marcion 2.20.2.
