And the children of Israel did according to the word of Moses,.... Exodus 3:22
and they borrowed of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment; or "they asked" a 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; Exodus 3:22,
a וישאלו "et postulaverunt", Pagninus, Montanus, Vatablus; "petierunt", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator.