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24 Gideon continued,[a] “I would like to make one request. Each of you give me an earring from the plunder you have taken.”[b] (The Midianites[c] had gold earrings because they were Ishmaelites.)

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  1. Judges 8:24 tn Heb “said to them.”
  2. Judges 8:24 tn Heb “Give to me, each one, an earring from his plunder.”
  3. Judges 8:24 tn Heb “they”; the referent (the Midianites) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

24 And he said, “I do have one request, that each of you give me an earring(A) from your share of the plunder.(B)” (It was the custom of the Ishmaelites(C) to wear gold earrings.)

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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.)

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24 Then Gideon said to them, “I would like to [a]make a request of you, that each of you would give me the earrings from his plunder.” For they had golden earrings, (A)because they were Ishmaelites.

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  1. Judges 8:24 Lit. request a request