18. “The elders will listen to you. And then you and the elders will go to the Pharaoh. You will tell him, ‘YAHWEH is the God of the Hebrews. He came to us and told us to travel three days into the desert. There we must offer sacrifices to YAHWEH our God.’
19. “But I know that the Pharaoh will not let you go. Only a great power will force him to let you go,
20. so I will use my great power against Egypt. I will cause amazing things to happen in that land. After I do this, he will let you go.
21. And I will cause the Egyptians to be kind to the Israelites. They will give many gifts to your people when they leave Egypt.
22. “All the Hebrew women will ask their Egyptian neighbors and the Egyptian women living in their houses for gifts. And those Egyptian women will give them gifts of silver, gold, and fine clothing. Then you will put those gifts on your children. In this way you will take away the wealth of the Egyptians.”