borrow. This is. most unfortunate rendering. Hebrew. sha'al, to ask. Out of 168 occurrences, only six times "borrow", but 162 ask, beg, require, &c. Compare Exodus 11:2; Exodus 12:35; Exodus 12:35-36; Psalms 2:8; 1 Samuel 1:20; 1 Samuel 8:10; Genesis 24:47; Genesis 24:57; Genesis 32:17. Gen 43:7. 1 Kings 3:11.
jewels: or articles. Compare Genesis 15:14 and Exodus 3:21 above.