Translations
F.O.G.MPrimary
F.O.G MessageAnd all their neighbors rallied to support them, pressing into their hands silver and gold, goods and livestock, and treasured gifts — beyond all that was willingly offered.
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.GAnd all those around them strengthened their hands — with vessels of silver and gold, with goods and livestock, and with precious gifts — over and above all that was freely given.
KJV
King James VersionAnd all they that were about them strengthened their hands with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, and with beasts, and with precious things, beside all that was willingly offered.
BSB
Berean Standard BibleAnd all their neighbors supported them with articles of silver and gold, with goods and livestock, and with valuables, in addition to all their freewill offerings.
Footnotes
Chizzequ b'yadeihem — 'they strengthened their hands' — is a Hebrew idiom for concrete, material solidarity (cf. Nehemiah 2:18; Isaiah 35:3), implying not merely financial transfer but communal reinforcement. Migdanot ('precious gifts/treasures') is a rare term appearing in Genesis 24:53 and 2 Chronicles 21:3, suggesting items of personal and high worth. The Exodus parallel deepens once more: Israel's neighbours 'favouring' the departing exiles mirrors Exodus 12:36. FOG renders the idiom literally to preserve its embodied sense; FOG Message captures its warmth of neighbourly solidarity.
