But then I will punish the nation that made them slaves. Your people will leave that land, and they will take many good things with them.
Exodus 3:21 - Easy To Read Version And I will cause the Egyptian people to be kind to the people of Israel. The Egyptians will give many gifts to your people when they leave Egypt. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And I will give this people favor and respect in the sight of the Egyptians; and it shall be that when you go, you shall not go empty-handed. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible “I’ll make it so that when you leave Egypt, the Egyptians will be kind to you and you won’t go away empty-handed. Catholic Public Domain Version And I will grant favor to this people in the sight of the Egyptians. And so, when you go forth, you shall not go out empty. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And I will give favour to this people, in the sight of the Egyptians: and when you go forth, you shall not depart empty. |
But then I will punish the nation that made them slaves. Your people will leave that land, and they will take many good things with them.
But the Lord was with Joseph. The Lord continued to show his kindness to Joseph. After some time, the commander of the prison guards began to like Joseph.
Forgive your people of all their sins. And forgive them for turning against you. Make their enemies be kind to them.
So Lord, please listen to my prayer. I am your servant. And please listen to the prayers of your servants that want to show respect for your name. Lord, you know I am the king’s wine servant. {\cf2\super [3]} So please help me today. Help me as I ask the king for help. Give me success and help me to be pleasing to the king.
Then God took his people out of Egypt.\par They brought gold and silver with them.\par None of God’s people stumbled and fell.\par
Other nations took them as prisoners.\par But God made them be kind to his people.\par
You must give this message to the people of Israel: ‘Men and women, you must ask your neighbors to give you things made of silver and gold.
The Lord will cause the Egyptians to be kind to you. The Egyptian people, even Pharaoh’s own officials, already consider Moses to be a great man.’”
Then the people of Israel did what Moses asked them to do. They went to their Egyptian neighbors and asked for clothing and things made from silver and gold.
The Lord caused the Egyptians to be kind to the people of Israel. So the Egyptians gave their riches to the people of Israel.
If a person is living a good life, pleasing to the Lord, then even that person’s enemies will be at peace with him.
Joseph had many troubles there, but God saved him from all those troubles. Pharaoh was the king of Egypt. He liked Joseph and respected him because of the wisdom that God gave Joseph. Pharaoh gave Joseph the job of being a governor of Egypt. He even let Joseph rule over all the people in Pharaoh’s house.
But when you let your slave go free, don’t send him away with nothing.