Judges 8:24
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Yet Gideonגִּדְעֹ֗ון
(gid·'o·vn)
1439: a judge of Isr.from gada
saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
to them, "I would requestשְׁאֵלָ֔ה
(she·'e·lah,)
7596: request, thing asked forfrom shaal
of you, that eachאִ֖ישׁ
(ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
of you giveוּתְנוּ־
(u·te·nu-)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
me an earringנֶ֣זֶם
(ne·zem)
5141: a ring (worn as an ornament)of uncertain derivation
from his spoil."שְׁלָלֹ֑ו
(she·la·lov;)
7998: a prey, spoil, plunder, bootyfrom shalal
(For they had goldזָהָב֙
(za·hav)
2091: goldof uncertain derivation
earrings,נִזְמֵ֤י
(niz·mei)
5141: a ring (worn as an ornament)of uncertain derivation
becauseכִּֽי־
(ki-)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
they were Ishmaelites.)יִשְׁמְעֵאלִ֖ים
(yish·me·'e·lim)
3459: desc. of Ishmaelfrom Yishmael


















KJV Lexicon
And Gideon
Gid`own  (ghid-ohn')
feller (i.e. warrior); Gidon, an Israelite -- Gideon.
said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto them I would desire
sha'al  (shaw-al')
to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
a request
sh'elah  (sheh-ay-law')
a petition; by implication, a loan -- loan, petition, request.
of you that ye would give
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
me every man
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
the earrings
nexem  (neh'-zem)
a nose-ring -- earring, jewel.
of his prey
shalal  (shaw-lawl')
booty -- prey, spoil.
For they had golden
zahab  (zaw-hawb')
gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky -- gold(-en), fair weather.
earrings
nexem  (neh'-zem)
a nose-ring -- earring, jewel.
because they were Ishmaelites
Yishma`e'liy  (yish-maw-ay-lee')
a Jishmaelite or descendant of Jishmael -- Ishmaelite.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Yet Gideon said to them, "I would request of you, that each of you give me an earring from his spoil." (For they had gold earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.)

King James Bible
And Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of you, that ye would give me every man the earrings of his prey. (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.)

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then he said to them, "Let me make a request of you: Everyone give me an earring from his plunder." Now the enemy had gold earrings because they were Ishmaelites.

International Standard Version
But Gideon also added, "I would like to ask that each of you give me a ring from his war booty" because, as Ishmaelites, the Midianites had been wearing gold rings.

NET Bible
Gideon continued, "I would like to make one request. Each of you give me an earring from the plunder you have taken." (The Midianites had gold earrings because they were Ishmaelites.)

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then Gideon said to them, "Do me a favor. Each of you give me the earrings from your loot." (Their enemies, the Ishmaelites, wore gold earrings.)

King James 2000 Bible
And Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of you, that you would give me every man the earrings of his spoil. (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.)
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