Judges 8:24 BSB — MannaFest

Judges 8:24

Then he added, “Let me make a request of you, that each of you give me an earring from his plunder.” (For the enemies had gold earrings because they were Ishmaelites.)

BSB

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ASV

And Gideon said unto them, I would make a request of you, that ye would give me every man the ear-rings of his spoil. (For they had golden ear-rings, because they were Ishmaelites.)

KJV

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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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Give me every man the ear-rings of his prey - The spoils taken from their enemies in this warfare. This is a transaction very like to that of the Israelites and Aaron; when they brought him their golden ear-rings, out of which he made the molten calf, Exo 32:2, etc. Whether Gideon designed this ephod for an instrument of worship, or merely as a trophy, is not very clear. It is most likely that he had intended to establish a place of worship at Ophrah; and he took this occasion to provide the proper sacerdotal vestments.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of you--This was the contribution of an earring (singular). As the ancient Arabians (Ishmaelites and Midianites being synonymous terms, Ge 37:25, 28) were gorgeously adorned with barbaric pearl and gold, an immense amount of such valuable booty had fallen into the hands of the Israelitish soldiers.

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
אֲלֵהֶ֜ם	'a.le.Hem	to them	H413 →
גִּדְע֗וֹן	gid.'on	Gideon	H1439 →
אֶשְׁאֲלָ֤ה	'esh.'a.Lah	let me ask	H7592 →
מִכֶּם֙	mi.Kem	from <the> you
שְׁאֵלָ֔ה	she.'e.Lah	a petition	H7596 →
וּתְנוּ־	u.te.nu-	and give	H5414 →
לִ֕י	li	to <the> me
אִ֖ישׁ	'ish	everyone	H376 →
נֶ֣זֶם	Ne.zem	<the> earring of	H5141 →
שְׁלָל֑וֹ	she.la.Lo	plunder his	H7998 →
כִּֽי־	ki-	for	H3588 →
נִזְמֵ֤י	niz.Mei	earrings of	H5141 →
זָהָב֙	za.Hav	gold	H2091 →
לָהֶ֔ם	la.Hem	[belonged] to <the> them
כִּ֥י	ki	for	H3588 →
יִשְׁמְעֵאלִ֖ים	yish.me.'e.Lim	[were] Ishmaelites	H3459 →
הֵֽם׃	Hem	they	H1992 →

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Genesis 37:28
So when the Midianite traders passed by, his brothers pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him for twenty shekels of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt.
leads to
- Acts 7:9
  Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him
- Psalms 105:17
  He sent a man before them— Joseph, sold as a slave.
- Genesis 25:2
  and she bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
Through
Genesis 37:25
And as they sat down to eat a meal, they looked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were carrying spices, balm, and myrrh on their way down to…
leads to
- Genesis 43:11
  Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: Put some of the best products of the land in your packs and carry them down as a gift…
- Jeremiah 8:22
  Is there no balm in Gilead? Is no physician there? Why then has the health of the daughter of my people not been restored?
- Genesis 37:28
  So when the Midianite traders passed by, his brothers pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him for twenty shekels of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt.
Through
1 Samuel 25:11
Why should I take my bread and water and the meat I have slaughtered for my shearers, and give them to these men whose origin I do not know?”
leads to
- Judges 8:6
  But the leaders of Succoth asked, “Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna already in your possession, that we should give bread to your army?”
Through
Genesis 25:13
These are the names of the sons of Ishmael in the order of their birth: Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
leads to
- 1 Chronicles 1:29–31
  These are their genealogies:

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