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Favor before the Egyptians


Favor before the Egyptians

Exodus 3:21
Excerpt


I will give this people favor refers to something God will give to the Israelites as a group, including Moses. But it is something that will be recognized in the sight of the Egyptians. So favor may be understood as “prestige” (JB), or some quality that would command the “respect” of the Egyptians. It may be easier to think of the Egyptians as the object of God’s action, as in 3:21 tev: “I will make the Egyptians respect you.” In some languages the idea of “face” will be helpful here; for example, “I will lift up your face before the Egyptians,” or “I will cause you to have face before.…”


Osborn, Noel D., and Howard A. Hatton. A Handbook on Exodus. New York: United Bible Societies, 1999. Print. UBS Handbook Series.
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