and they borrowed] Chap. 3. 22. &11. 2. It is not like that this borrowing, whereof they were foretold, and was agreed on to be before, (See Annot. on Chap. 3. 5: 22.) was put off untill the day of the Hebrews departure out of Egypt, though then (for a farewell) they might have a great proportion of the goods of the Egyptians brought unto them, but that formerly, (as the Egyptians by the precedent judgements were inclined, and opportunitie served) they made use of the advantage to borrow, and lay up in store, for this time, which was farre too short (if they had put it off till this time now) to furnish them sufficiently for their occasions.