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Judges 8:24

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.)

KJV

Dixitque ad eos : Unam petitionem postulo a vobis : date mihi inaures ex præda vestra. Inaures enim aureas Ismaëlitæ habere consueverant.

Vulgate

καὶ εἶπεν Γεδεὼν πρὸς αὐτούς Αἰτήσομαι παρ’ ὑμῶν αἴτημα, καὶ δότε μοι ἀνὴρ ἐνώτιον ἐκ σκύλων αὐτοῦ· ὅτι ἐνώτια χρυσᾶ αὐτοῖς, ὅτι Ἰσμαηλεῖται ἦσαν.

LXX

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

ASV

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

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

14 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
גִּדְע֔וֹן
gd'vn
proper_noun · 39×
הֵ֖מָּה
hmh
pronoun · 560×
זָהָ֖ב
zhb
noun · 388×
י
y
noun · 14×
יִּשְׁאַ֤ל
ysh'l
verb · 176×
יִּשְׁמְעֵאלִֽי
yshm''ly
noun · 8×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
ם
m
verb · 1995×
מִן
mn
preposition · 1223×
נֶ֣זֶם
nzm
noun · 17×
שָּׁלָ֖ל
shll
noun · 74×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Pet 3:3 — Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;
  • Deut 7:25 — The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not desire the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it unto thee, lest thou be snared therein: for it is an abomination to the L
  • Exod 32:2 — And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden earrings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me.
  • Gen 25:13 — And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
  • Gen 35:4 — And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and all their earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem.
  • Gen 37:25 — And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it
  • Gen 37:28 — Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.
  • Gen 37:28 — Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.