Judges 8:25
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New International Version
They answered, "We'll be glad to give them." So they spread out a garment, and each of them threw a ring from his plunder onto it.


English Standard Version
And they answered, “We will willingly give them.” And they spread a cloak, and every man threw in it the earrings of his spoil.


New American Standard Bible
They said, "We will surely give them." So they spread out a garment, and every one of them threw an earring there from his spoil.


King James Bible
And they answered, We will willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the earrings of his prey.


Holman Christian Standard Bible
They said, "We agree to give them." So they spread out a mantle, and everyone threw an earring from his plunder on it.


International Standard Version
They responded, "We'll be happy to give them." So they laid out a garment, and each of them contributed a ring from his war booty.


American Standard Version
And they answered, We will willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the ear-rings of his spoil.


Douay-Rheims Bible
They answered: We will give them most willingly. And spreading a mantle on the ground, they cast upon it the earlets of the spoils.


Darby Bible Translation
And they answered, "We will willingly give them." And they spread a garment, and every man cast in it the earrings of his spoil.


Young's Literal Translation
And they say, 'We certainly give;' and they spread out the garment, and cast thither each the ring of his prey;


Commentaries
8:22-28 Gideon refused the government the people offered him. No good man can be pleased with any honour done to himself, which belongs only to God. Gideon thought to keep up the remembrance of this victory by an ephod, made of the choicest of the spoils. But probably this ephod had, as usual, a teraphim annexed to it, and Gideon intended this for an oracle to be consulted. Many are led into false ways by one false step of a good man. It became a snare to Gideon himself, and it proved the ruin of the family. How soon will ornaments which feed the lust of the eye, and form the pride of life, as well as tend to the indulgences of the flesh, bring shame on those who are fond of them!

24-26. Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of you—This was the contribution of an earring (singular). As the ancient Arabians (Ishmaelites and Midianites being synonymous terms, Ge 37:25, 28) were gorgeously adorned with barbaric pearl and gold, an immense amount of such valuable booty had fallen into the hands of the Israelitish soldiers. The contribution was liberally made, and the quantity of gold given to him is estimated at £3113 sterling.
Judges 8:24
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