Judges 8:25
King James Version (KJV)
And they answered, We will willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the earrings of his prey.
In context
23 And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the LORD shall rule over you.
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.)
25 And they answered, We will willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the earrings of his prey.
26 And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold; beside ornaments, and collars, and purple raiment that was on the kings of Midian, and beside the chains that were about their camels’ necks.
27 And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah: and all Israel went thither a whoring after it: which thing became a snare unto Gideon, and to his house.
Judges 8:25 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- And they answered, We will willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the earrings of his prey.
- WEB World English Bible
- They answered, “We will willingly give them.” They spread a garment, and every man threw the earrings of his plunder into it.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- “We will give them gladly,” they replied. So they spread out a garment, and each man threw an earring from his plunder onto it.
- ASV American Standard Version
- 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.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And they say, 'We certainly give;' and they spread out the garment, and cast thither each the ring of his prey;
- DBY Darby Translation
- And they said, We will willingly give [them]. And they spread a garment, and cast therein every man the earrings of his booty.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And they answered, We will willingly give them . And they spread a garment, and cast into it every man the ear-rings of his prey.