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Judges 8:24

World English Bible

24 Gideon said to them, โ€œI do have a request: that you would each give me the earrings of his plunder.โ€ (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.)

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American Standard Version

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.)

Christian Standard Bible

Then he said to them, โ€œLet me make a request of you: Everyone give me an earring from his plunder.โ€ Now the enemy had gold earrings because they were Ishmaelites.

English Standard Version

And Gideon said to them, โ€œLet me make a request of you: every one of you give me the earrings from his spoil.โ€ (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.)

King James Version

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.)

New American Standard Bible

Yet Gideon said to them, โ€œI would request of you, that each of you give me an earring from his plunder.โ€ (For they had gold earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.)

New International Version

And he said, โ€œI do have one request, that each of you give me an earring from your share of the plunder.โ€ (It was the custom of the Ishmaelites to wear gold earrings.)

New King James Version

Then Gideon said to them, โ€œI would like to make a request of you, that each of you would give me the earrings from his plunder.โ€ For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.

New Living Translation

However, I do have one requestโ€”that each of you give me an earring from the plunder you collected from your fallen enemies.โ€ (The enemies, being Ishmaelites, all wore gold earrings.)