Lent - Or gave. The word in the Hebrew means simply “granted their request.” Whether the grant is made as a loan, or as a gift, depends in …

They lent. —Rather, “they gave.” For the Egyptians neither expected nor wished the Israelites to return.

And the Lord gave the people favour in the sight of the
Egyptians
Their minds were di…

The Egyptians had been kept in anxiety and horror by the darkness for three days and nights; now their rest is broken by a far more terrible calami…