King James Version
Judges 8:25 in the King James Version says “And they answered, We will willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the earrings o...” — study this verse from Judges chapter 8 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And they answered, We will willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the earrings of his prey.”
Judges 8:25 · KJV
And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the LORD shall rule over you.
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.)
And they answered, We will willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the earrings of his prey.
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. collars: or, sweet jewels
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.
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“We will willingly”
H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
“We will willingly”
H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“therein every man”
H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
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