Verse 24

Judges 8:24

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24 And Gideon said unto them, I would make a request of you, that ye would give me every man the earrings of his spoil. (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.)

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר אֲלֵ/הֶ֜ם גִּדְע֗וֹן אֶשְׁאֲלָ֤ה מִ/כֶּם֙ שְׁאֵלָ֔ה וּ/תְנוּ לִ֕/י אִ֖ישׁ נֶ֣זֶם שְׁלָל֑/וֹ כִּֽי נִזְמֵ֤י זָהָב֙ לָ/הֶ֔ם כִּ֥י יִשְׁמְעֵאלִ֖ים הֵֽם

English Translation

And Gideon said to them, "I will ask you a question, and give me each man a ring of your spoil, for they had golden earrings because they were Ishmaelites."

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Chapter 8 Context

1 And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when... Focus ↗

2 And he said unto them, What have I now done in comparison with you? Is not the gleaning of the grape... Focus ↗

3 God (Elohim) hath delivered into your hand the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able... Focus ↗

4 And Gideon came to the Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, fa... Focus ↗

5 And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that follow m... Focus ↗

6 And the princes of Succoth said, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thy hand, that we should... Focus ↗

7 And Gideon said, Therefore when Jehovah hath delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand, then I will... Focus ↗

8 And he went up thence to Penuel, and spake unto them in like manner; and the men of Penuel answered... Focus ↗

9 And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this... Focus ↗

10 Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their hosts with them, about fifteen thousand men, all th... Focus ↗

11 And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smo... Focus ↗

12 And Zebah and Zalmunna fled; and he pursued after them; and he took the two kings of Midian, Zebah a... Focus ↗

13 And Gideon the son of Joash returned from the battle from the ascent of Heres. Focus ↗

14 And he caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and inquired of him: and he described for him the p... Focus ↗

15 And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, concerning whom ye did tau... Focus ↗

16 And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught... Focus ↗

17 And he brake down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city. Focus ↗

18 Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men were they whom ye slew at Tabor? And they a... Focus ↗

19 And he said, They were my brethren, the sons of my mother: as Jehovah liveth, if ye had saved them a... Focus ↗

20 And he said unto Jether his firstborn, Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword; for he f... Focus ↗

21 Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and fall upon us; for as the man is, so is his strength. An... Focus ↗

22 Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son’s so... Focus ↗

23 And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: Jehovah sha... Focus ↗

24 And Gideon said unto them, I would make a request of you, that ye would give me every man the earrin...

25 And they answered, We will willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein ever... Focus ↗

26 And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was a thousand and seven hundred shekels of... Focus ↗

27 And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah: and all Israel played the... Focus ↗

28 So Midian was subdued before the children of Israel, and they lifted up their heads no more. And the... Focus ↗

29 And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house. Focus ↗

30 And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten; for he had many wives. Focus ↗

31 And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, and he called his name Abimelech. Focus ↗

32 And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the sepulcher of Joash his fat... Focus ↗

33 And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel turned again, and playe... Focus ↗

34 And the children of Israel remembered not Jehovah their God (Elohim), who had delivered them out of... Focus ↗

35 neither showed they kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, according to all the goodness... Focus ↗

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Book: Judges
Chapter: Chapter 8 (35 verses)
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