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 · 2000

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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And 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 · 1901

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.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And 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 · 1862

And they say, `We certainly give;' and they spread out the garment, and cast thither each the ring of his prey;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

They 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 · 1890

And 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.

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