Verse (Click for Chapter) 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. New Living Translation “Gladly!” they replied. They spread out a cloak, and each one threw in a gold earring he had gathered from the plunder. 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. Berean Standard Bible “We will give them gladly,” they replied. So they spread out a garment, and each man threw an earring from his plunder onto it. 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. New King James Version So they answered, “We will gladly give them.” And they spread out a garment, and each man threw into it the earrings from his plunder. New American Standard Bible And they said, “We will certainly give them to you.” So they spread out a garment, and every one of them tossed an earring there from his plunder. NASB 1995 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. NASB 1977 And 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. Legacy Standard Bible And 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. Amplified Bible They answered, “We will certainly give them to you.” And they spread out a garment, and every one of them threw an earring there from his spoil. Christian Standard Bible They said, “We agree to give them.” So they spread out a cloak, and everyone threw an earring from his plunder on it. 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. 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. Contemporary English Version The Israelite soldiers replied, "Of course we will give you the earrings." Then they spread out a robe on the ground and tossed the earrings on it. English Revised Version And they answered, We will willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the earrings of his spoil. GOD'S WORD® Translation The men of Israel answered, "Yes, we'll give them to you." So they spread out a coat. Each man took the earrings from his loot and dropped them on it. Good News Translation The people answered, "We'll be glad to give them to you." They spread out a cloth, and everyone put on it the earrings that he had taken. 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. Majority Standard Bible ?We will give them gladly,? they replied. So they spread out a garment, and each man threw an earring from his plunder onto it. NET Bible They said, "We are happy to give you earrings." So they spread out a garment, and each one threw an earring from his plunder onto it. New Heart English Bible They answered, "We will willingly give them." They spread a garment, and every one of them threw an earring from his plunder. Webster's Bible Translation And they answered, We will willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and cast into it every man the ear-rings of his prey. World English Bible They answered, “We will willingly give them.” They spread a garment, and every man threw the earrings of his plunder into it. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd they say, “We certainly give”; and they spread out the garment, and each casts the ring of his prey there; 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; Smith's Literal Translation And they will say, Giving, we will give. And they will spread a garment, and they will cast there each the rings of his spoil. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThey answered: We will give them most willingly. And spreading a mantle on the ground, they cast upon it the earlets of the spoils. Catholic Public Domain Version They responded, “We are very willing to give them.” And spreading a cloak on the ground, they cast upon it the earrings from the spoils. New American Bible “We will certainly give them,” they replied, and they spread out a cloak into which everyone threw a ring from his spoils. New Revised Standard Version “We will willingly give them,” they answered. So they spread a garment, and each threw into it an earring he had taken as booty. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd they said to him, We will gladly give it. And they spread a mantle, and every man threw onto it one earring from his spoil. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated They were saying to him, “We give it to you!”; and he spread a cloak and they cast there each man an earring from his plundered property OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And they answered: 'We will willingly give them.' And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the ear-rings of his spoil. Brenton Septuagint Translation And they said, We will certainly give them: and he opened his garment, and each man cast therein an earring of his spoils. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Gideon's Ephod…24Then he added, “Let me make a request of you, that each of you give me an earring from his plunder.” (For the enemies had gold earrings because they were Ishmaelites.) 25“We will give them gladly,” they replied. So they spread out a garment, and each man threw an earring from his plunder onto it. 26The weight of the gold earrings he had requested was 1,700 shekels, in addition to the crescent ornaments, the pendants, the purple garments of the kings of Midian, and the chains from the necks of their camels.… Cross References Exodus 32:2-3 So Aaron told them, “Take off the gold earrings that are on your wives and sons and daughters, and bring them to me.” / Then all the people took off their gold earrings and brought them to Aaron. Genesis 24:22 And after the camels had finished drinking, he took out a gold ring weighing a beka, and two gold bracelets for her wrists weighing ten shekels. Genesis 24:53 Then he brought out jewels of silver and gold, and articles of clothing, and he gave them to Rebekah. He also gave precious gifts to her brother and her mother. 1 Kings 10:10 Then she gave the king 120 talents of gold, a great quantity of spices, and precious stones. Never again were spices in such abundance brought in as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon. 1 Kings 10:14-15 The weight of gold that came to Solomon each year was 666 talents, / not including the revenue from the merchants, traders, and all the Arabian kings and governors of the land. 2 Kings 5:23 But Naaman insisted, “Please, take two talents.” And he urged Gehazi to accept them. Then he tied up two talents of silver in two bags along with two sets of clothing and gave them to two of his servants, who carried them ahead of Gehazi. Proverbs 25:12 Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is a wise man’s rebuke to a listening ear. Isaiah 3:18-23 In that day the Lord will take away their finery: their anklets and headbands and crescents; / their pendants, bracelets, and veils; / their headdresses, ankle chains, and sashes; their perfume bottles and charms; ... Ezekiel 16:11-13 I adorned you with jewelry, and I put bracelets on your wrists and a chain around your neck. / I put a ring in your nose, earrings on your ears, and a beautiful crown upon your head. / So you were adorned with gold and silver, and your clothing was made of fine linen, silk, and embroidered cloth. You ate fine flour, honey, and oil. You became very beautiful and rose to be queen. Hosea 2:13 I will punish her for the days of the Baals when she burned incense to them, when she adorned herself with rings and jewelry, and went after her lovers. But Me she forgot,” declares the LORD. Matthew 2:11 On coming to the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary, and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh. Matthew 6:19-21 Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. / But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. / For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Matthew 10:9-10 Do not carry any gold or silver or copper in your belts. / Take no bag for the road, or second tunic, or sandals, or staff; for the worker is worthy of his provisions. Luke 15:22 But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. Acts 3:6 But Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!” Treasury of Scripture And they answered, We will willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the earrings of his prey. Jump to Previous Cast Dropping Earring Earrings Ear-Rings Plunder Prey Ring Robe Spoil Spread Surely Therein Thither Threw We'll WillinglyJump to Next Cast Dropping Earring Earrings Ear-Rings Plunder Prey Ring Robe Spoil Spread Surely Therein Thither Threw We'll WillinglyJudges 8 1. Gideon pacifies the Ephraimites4. Succoth and Penuel refuse to deliver Gideon's army 10. Zebah and Zalmunna are taken 13. Succoth and Penuel are destroyed 17. Gideon revenges his brothers's death on Zebah and Zalmunna 22. He refuses government 24. His ephod the cause of idolatry 28. Midian subdued 29. Gideon's children, and death 33. The Israelites' idolatry and ingratitude We will give them This phrase reflects the willingness of the people to comply with Gideon's request. In the Hebrew context, the word for "give" (נָתַן, natan) often implies a voluntary offering or a gift. This reflects the people's respect and gratitude towards Gideon for his leadership and victory over the Midianites. Historically, this willingness to give can be seen as a communal act of support and recognition of God's deliverance through Gideon. So they spread out a garment and each man threw a ring from his plunder They spread.--Perhaps the true reading should be "he spread," as in the LXX. (aneptuxe). A garment.--Perhaps his own upper garment (Simlah), or "a large general's cloke" (Ewald, Gesch. ii. 506). Verse 25. - A garment. Rather, the cloak. Probably Gideon's military cloak (see Isaiah 9:5), which lay in his tent ready for use as a cloak by day or a coverlet by night (Deuteronomy 22:17).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew “We will give [them]נִתֵּ֑ן (nit·tên) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural Strong's 5414: To give, put, set gladly,” נָת֣וֹן (nā·ṯō·wn) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Strong's 5414: To give, put, set they replied. וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ (way·yō·mə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 559: To utter, say So they spread out וַֽיִּפְרְשׂוּ֙ (way·yip̄·rə·śū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 6566: To break apart, disperse a garment, הַשִּׂמְלָ֔ה (haś·śim·lāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8071: A dress, a mantle and each man אִ֖ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person threw וַיַּשְׁלִ֣יכוּ (way·yaš·lî·ḵū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7993: To throw out, down, away an earring נֶ֥זֶם (ne·zem) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5141: A ring (worn as an ornament) from his plunder שְׁלָלֽוֹ׃ (šə·lā·lōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 7998: A prey, spoil, plunder, booty onto it. שָׁ֔מָּה (šām·māh) Adverb | third person feminine singular Strong's 8033: There, then, thither Links Judges 8:25 NIVJudges 8:25 NLT Judges 8:25 ESV Judges 8:25 NASB Judges 8:25 KJV Judges 8:25 BibleApps.com Judges 8:25 Biblia Paralela Judges 8:25 Chinese Bible Judges 8:25 French Bible Judges 8:25 Catholic Bible OT History: Judges 8:25 They answered We will willingly give them (Jd Judg. 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