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Exodus 11:3
ESV And the Lord 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.
NIV (The Lord made the Egyptians favorably disposed toward the people, and Moses himself was highly regarded in Egypt by Pharaoh’s officials and by the people.)
NASB And the Lord gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians. Furthermore, the man Moses himself was greatly esteemed in the land of Egypt, both in the sight of Pharaoh’s servants and in the sight of the people.
CSB The Lord gave the people favor with the Egyptians. In addition, Moses himself was very highly regarded in the land of Egypt by Pharaoh’s officials and the people.
NLT (Now the Lord had caused the Egyptians to look favorably on the people of Israel. And Moses was considered a very great man in the land of Egypt, respected by Pharaoh’s officials and the Egyptian people alike.)
KJV And the Lord gave the people favour 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.
NKJV And the Lord 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.

What does Exodus 11:3 mean?

Egypt has been battered by nine intense catastrophes (Exodus 7:21; 8:6, 17, 24; 9:6, 10, 24; 10:14, 23). These were brought on because their king, Pharaoh, refused repeated commands to release Hebrew slaves (Exodus 5:1; 7:16; 8:1, 21; 9:1, 13; 10:3). The disasters made a strong impression on the Egyptian people. The plagues have directly defied the powers of Egypt's false gods. They have called the Pharaoh's judgment into question (Exodus 8:19; 10:7). By now, the Hebrew people, their spokesman, and their God would have inspired a sense of fear and awe.

This dread will add great success to an upcoming command from God. Moses will leave the presence of Pharaoh (Exodus 10:28–29; 11:8) to give Israel a task. They are to ask Egyptians for jewelry (Exodus 11:1–2). When the people leave Egypt, this will give them easily-carried wealth to take on the journey (Exodus 12:35–36).

After explaining this instruction, the text will record Moses' final warning as spoken to Pharaoh (Exodus 10:28–29; 11:8).
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