World English Bible
"They answered, "We will willingly give them." They spread a garment, and every man threw the earrings of his spoil into it."
— Judges 8:25, World English Bible
“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 they answered, We will willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the ear-rings of his spoil. ”
“They said,“We are happy to give you earrings.” So they spread out a garment, and each one threw an earring from his plunder onto it.”
“They answered: We will give them most willingly. And spreading a mantle on the ground, they cast upon it the earlets of the spoils.”
“And they gave answer, We will gladly give them. So they put down a robe, every man dropping into it the ear-rings he had taken.”
“And they answered, We will willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the earrings of his prey.”
Then the men of Israel said to Gideon, "Rule over us, both you, and your son, and your son's son also; for you have saved us out of the hand of Midian."
Gideon said to them, "I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you. Yahweh shall rule over you."
Gideon said to them, "I would make a request of you, that you would give me every man the earrings of his spoil." (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.)
They answered, "We will willingly give them." They spread a garment, and every man threw the earrings of his spoil into it.
The weight of the golden earrings that he requested was one thousand and seven hundred [shekels] of gold, besides the crescents, and the pendants, and the purple clothing that was on the kings of Midian, and besides the chains that were about their camels' necks.
Gideon made an ephod of it, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah: and all Israel played the prostitute after it there; and it became a snare to Gideon, and to his house.
So Midian was subdued before the children of Israel, and they lifted up their heads no more. The land had rest forty years in the days of Gideon.