Judges 8:24 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 8:24 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֲלֵהֶ֜ם
ʼêl
H413
to
גִּדְע֗וֹן
Gidʻôwn
H1439
Gideon
אֶשְׁאֲלָ֤ה
shâʼal
H7592
to ask
מִכֶּם֙
min
H4480
from
שְׁאֵלָ֔ה
shᵉʼêlâh
H7596
petition
וּתְנוּ
nâthan
H5414
to give
לִ֕י
אִ֖ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
נֶ֣זֶם
nezem
H5141
ring
שְׁלָל֑וֹ
shâlâl
H7998
plunder
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
נִזְמֵ֤י
nezem
H5141
ring
זָהָב֙
zâhâb
H2091
gold
לָהֶ֔ם
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
יִשְׁמְעֵאלִ֖ים
Yishmâʻêʼlîy
H3459
Ishmaelite
הֵֽם
hêm
H1992
they
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World English Bible Public Domain
Gideon said to them, I would make a request of you, that you would give me every man the ear-rings of his spoil. (For they had golden ear-rings, because they were Ishmaelites.)
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King James Version Public Domain
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.)
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But Gideon said to them, “Let me request a request from you, that a man give to me an earring of his spoil.” For earrings of gold to them, for they Ishmaelites.
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