Judges 8:25
What does Judges 8:25 mean?
A plain-English look at Judges 8:25 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And they answered, We will willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the ear-rings of his spoil.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And they answered, We will willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the earrings of his prey.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And they answered, We will willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the ear-rings of his spoil.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And they gave answer, We will gladly give them. So they put down a robe, every man dropping into it the ear-rings he had taken.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And they say, `We certainly give;' and they spread out the garment, and cast thither each the ring of his prey;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752They answered: We will give them most willingly. And spreading a mantle on the ground, they cast upon it the earlets of the spoils.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And they said, We will willingly give [them]. And they spread a garment, and cast therein every man the earrings of his booty.
Context
v.24And 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.)
v.25This passage
v.26And the weight of the golden ear-rings that he requested was a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold; besides the crescents, and the pendants, and the purple raiment that was on the kings of Midian, and besides the chains that were about their camels’ necks.