So they gave to Jacob all the foreign gods that they had, and the rings that were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was near Shechem.
Judges 8:25 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) And they answered, “We will willingly give them.” And they spread a garment, and every man cast in it the earrings of his spoil. Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they answered, We will willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the earrings of his prey. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And they answered, We will willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and every man cast on it the earrings of his spoil. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible “We’ll gladly give them,” they replied. And they spread out a piece of cloth, and everyone pitched in the earrings from their loot. Catholic Public Domain Version They responded, "We are very willing to give them." And spreading a cloak on the ground, they cast upon it the earrings from the spoils. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version They answered: We will give them most willingly. And spreading a mantle on the ground, they cast upon it the earlets of the spoils. |
So they gave to Jacob all the foreign gods that they had, and the rings that were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was near Shechem.
And Gideon said to them, “Let me make a request of you; give me every man of you the earrings of his spoil.” (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.)
And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was one thousand seven hundred shekels of gold; besides the crescents and the pendants and the purple garments worn by the kings of Midian, and besides the collars that were about the necks of their camels.