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(For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.) <a href="/nkjv/judges/8.htm">New King James Version</a> Then Gideon said to them, “I would like to make a request of you, that each of you would give me the earrings from his plunder.” For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites. <a href="/nasb_/judges/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Yet Gideon said to them, “I would request of you, that each of you give me an earring from his plunder.” (For they had gold earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.) <a href="/nasb/judges/8.htm">NASB 1995</a> Yet Gideon said to them, &#8220I would request of you, that each of you give me an earring from his spoil.&#8221 (For they had gold earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.) <a href="/nasb77/judges/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Yet Gideon said to them, “I would request of you, that each of you give me an earring from his spoil.” (For they had gold earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.) <a href="/lsb/judges/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Yet Gideon said to them, “I would make one request of you, that each of you give me an earring from his spoil.” (For they had gold earrings because they were Ishmaelites.) <a href="/amp/judges/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a> And Gideon said to them, “I would make a request of you, that each one of you give me an earring from his spoil.” For the Midianites had gold earrings, because they were Ishmaelites [who customarily wore them]. <a href="/csb/judges/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Then he said to them, “Let me make a request of you: Everyone give me an earring from his plunder.” Now the enemy had gold earrings because they were Ishmaelites. <a href="/hcsb/judges/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Then he said to them, &#8220Let me make a request of you: Everyone give me an earring from his plunder.&#8221 Now the enemy had gold earrings because they were Ishmaelites. <a href="/asv/judges/8.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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.) <a href="/cev/judges/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> But I will ask you to do one thing: Give me all the earrings you took from the enemy." The enemy soldiers had been Ishmaelites, and they wore gold earrings. <a href="/erv/judges/8.htm">English Revised Version</a> And Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of you, that ye would give me every man the earrings of his spoil. (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.) <a href="/gwt/judges/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Then Gideon said to them, "Do me a favor. Each of you give me the earrings from your loot." (Their enemies, the Ishmaelites, wore gold earrings.) <a href="/gnt/judges/8.htm">Good News Translation</a> But he went on to say, "Let me ask one thing of you. Every one of you give me the earrings you took." (The Midianites, like other desert people, wore gold earrings.) <a href="/isv/judges/8.htm">International Standard Version</a> But Gideon also added, "I would like to ask that each of you give me a ring from his war booty" because, as Ishmaelites, the Midianites had been wearing gold rings. <a href="/msb/judges/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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.) <a href="/net/judges/8.htm">NET Bible</a> Gideon continued, "I would like to make one request. Each of you give me an earring from the plunder you have taken." (The Midianites had gold earrings because they were Ishmaelites.) <a href="/nheb/judges/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Gideon said to them, "I would make a request of you, that you would give me every man the earrings from his plunder." (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.) <a href="/wbt/judges/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And Gideon said to them, I would desire a request of you, that you would give me every man the ear-rings of his prey. (For they had golden ear-rings, because they were Ishmaelites.) <a href="/web/judges/8.htm">World English Bible</a> Gideon said to them, “I do have a request: that you would each give me the earrings of his plunder.” (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.) <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/judges/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And Gideon says to them, “Let me ask a petition of you, and each give to me the ring of his prey, for they have rings of gold, for they [are] Ishmaelites.” <a href="/ylt/judges/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And Gideon saith unto them, 'Let me ask of you a petition, and give ye to me each the ring of his prey, for they have rings of gold, for they are Ishmaelites.' <a href="/slt/judges/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Gideon will say to them, I will ask of you an asking, and ye shall give to me a man the rings of his spoil: for gold rings to them, because they were Ishmaelites.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/judges/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And he said to them: I desire one request of you: Give me the earlets of your spoils. For the Ismaelites were accustomed to wear golden earlets. <a href="/cpdv/judges/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And he said to them: “I petition one request from you. Give me the earrings from your spoils.” For the Ishmaelites were accustomed to wear gold earrings. <a href="/nabre/judges/8.htm">New American Bible</a> Gideon went on to say, “Let me make a request of you. Give me, each of you, a ring from his spoils.” (Since they were Ishmaelites, the enemy had gold rings.) <a href="/nrsvce/judges/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then Gideon said to them, “Let me make a request of you; each of you give me an earring he has taken as booty.” (For the enemy had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.)<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/judges/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And Gideon said to them, I would like to make a request of you: give me every man of you an earring of his spoil. (For they had golden earrings, since the enemies were Arabians.) <a href="/hpbt/judges/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And Gedun said to them: “I request one thing of you; each man give to me an earring from his plundered property”, because they had earrings of gold, for they were Arabians<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/judges/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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. <a href="/sep/judges/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And Gedeon said to them, I will make a request of you, and do ye give me every man an earring out of his spoils: for they had golden earrings, for they were Ismaelites. <a href="/parallel/judges/8-24.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AjzBiIYY2Dc?start=2495" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/judges/8.htm">Gideon's Ephod</a> …23But Gideon replied, “I will not rule over you, nor will my son. The LORD shall rule over you.” 24<a href="/hebrew/1439.htm" title="1439: giḏ·‘ō·wn (N-proper-ms) -- A judge of Isr. From gada'; feller; Gidon, an Israelite.">Then he</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">added,</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/7592.htm" title="7592: ’eš·’ă·lāh (V-Qal-Imperf.Cohort-1cs) -- To ask, inquire. Or shael; a primitive root; to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand.">“Let me make a request</a> <a href="/hebrew/7596.htm" title="7596: šə·’ê·lāh (N-fs) -- Request, thing asked for. Or shelah; from sha'al; a petition; by implication, a loan."></a> <a href="/hebrew/mik·kem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">of you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">that each of you</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: ū·ṯə·nū- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">give</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">me</a> <a href="/hebrew/5141.htm" title="5141: ne·zem (N-msc) -- A ring (worn as an ornament). From an unused root of uncertain meaning; a nose-ring.">an earring</a> <a href="/hebrew/7998.htm" title="7998: šə·lā·lōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A prey, spoil, plunder, booty. From shalal; booty.">from his plunder.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">(For</a> <a href="/hebrew/2091.htm" title="2091: zā·hāḇ (N-ms) -- Gold. From an unused root meaning to shimmer; gold, figuratively, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky.">the enemies had gold</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/5141.htm" title="5141: niz·mê (N-mpc) -- A ring (worn as an ornament). From an unused root of uncertain meaning; a nose-ring.">earrings</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/1992.htm" title="1992: hêm (Pro-3mp) -- They. Or hemmah; masculine plural from halak; they.">they</a> <a href="/hebrew/3459.htm" title="3459: yiš·mə·‘ê·lîm (N-proper-mp) -- Desc. of Ishmael. Patronymically from Yishma'e'l; a Jishmaelite or descendant of Jishmael.">were Ishmaelites.)</a> 25“We will give them gladly,” they replied. So they spread out a garment, and each man threw an earring from his plunder onto it.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/32-2.htm">Exodus 32:2-4</a> So Aaron told them, “Take off the gold earrings that are on your wives and sons and daughters, and bring them to me.” / Then all the people took off their gold earrings and brought them to Aaron. / He took the gold from their hands, and with an engraving tool he fashioned it into a molten calf. And they said, “These, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!” <a href="/genesis/24-22.htm">Genesis 24:22</a> And after the camels had finished drinking, he took out a gold ring weighing a beka, and two gold bracelets for her wrists weighing ten shekels. <a href="/1_kings/10-14.htm">1 Kings 10:14-15</a> The weight of gold that came to Solomon each year was 666 talents, / not including the revenue from the merchants, traders, and all the Arabian kings and governors of the land. <a href="/isaiah/3-18.htm">Isaiah 3:18-23</a> In that day the Lord will take away their finery: their anklets and headbands and crescents; / their pendants, bracelets, and veils; / their headdresses, ankle chains, and sashes; their perfume bottles and charms; ... <a href="/ezekiel/16-11.htm">Ezekiel 16:11-13</a> I adorned you with jewelry, and I put bracelets on your wrists and a chain around your neck. / I put a ring in your nose, earrings on your ears, and a beautiful crown upon your head. / So you were adorned with gold and silver, and your clothing was made of fine linen, silk, and embroidered cloth. You ate fine flour, honey, and oil. You became very beautiful and rose to be queen. <a href="/1_samuel/8-11.htm">1 Samuel 8:11-17</a> He said, “This will be the manner of the king who will reign over you: He will take your sons and appoint them to serve his own chariots and horses, and to run in front of his chariots. / He will appoint some for himself as commanders of thousands and of fifties, and others to plow his ground, to reap his harvest, and to make his weapons of war and equipment for his chariots. / And he will take your daughters to be perfumers, cooks, and bakers. ... <a href="/2_kings/5-22.htm">2 Kings 5:22-23</a> “Everything is all right,” Gehazi replied. “My master has sent me to say, ‘Look, two young men from the sons of the prophets have just now come to me from the hill country of Ephraim. Please give them a talent of silver and two sets of clothing.’” / But Naaman insisted, “Please, take two talents.” And he urged Gehazi to accept them. Then he tied up two talents of silver in two bags along with two sets of clothing and gave them to two of his servants, who carried them ahead of Gehazi. <a href="/proverbs/25-12.htm">Proverbs 25:12</a> Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is a wise man’s rebuke to a listening ear. <a href="/genesis/35-4.htm">Genesis 35:4</a> So they gave Jacob all their foreign gods and all their earrings, and Jacob buried them under the oak near Shechem. <a href="/hosea/2-13.htm">Hosea 2:13</a> I will punish her for the days of the Baals when she burned incense to them, when she adorned herself with rings and jewelry, and went after her lovers. But Me she forgot,” declares the LORD. <a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Matthew 6:19-21</a> Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. / But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. / For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. <a href="/1_timothy/2-9.htm">1 Timothy 2:9</a> Likewise, I want the women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty, and with self-control, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes, <a href="/1_peter/3-3.htm">1 Peter 3:3-4</a> Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair or gold jewelry or fine clothes, / but from the inner disposition of your heart, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God’s sight. <a href="/revelation/17-4.htm">Revelation 17:4</a> The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls. She held in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality. <a href="/james/5-3.htm">James 5:3</a> Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And Gideon said to them, I would desire a request of you, that you would give me every man the earrings of his prey. (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.)give me<a href="/genesis/24-22.htm">Genesis 24:22,53</a> And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold; … <a href="/exodus/12-35.htm">Exodus 12:35</a> And the children of Israel did according to the word of Moses; and they borrowed of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment:<a href="/exodus/32-3.htm">Exodus 32:3</a> And all the people brake off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron.because<a href="/genesis/16-10.htm">Genesis 16:10,11</a> And the angel of the LORD said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude… <a href="/genesis/25-13.htm">Genesis 25:13</a> And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,<a href="/genesis/37-25.htm">Genesis 37:25,28</a> And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/21-9.htm">Custom</a> <a href="/joshua/14-7.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/genesis/24-47.htm">Earring</a> <a href="/numbers/31-50.htm">Earrings</a> <a href="/numbers/31-50.htm">Ear-Rings</a> <a href="/genesis/39-1.htm">Ishmaelites</a> <a href="/genesis/39-1.htm">Ish'maelites</a> <a href="/judges/5-19.htm">Plunder</a> <a href="/judges/5-30.htm">Prey</a> <a href="/judges/8-8.htm">Request</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-10.htm">Ring</a> <a href="/numbers/31-50.htm">Rings</a> <a href="/joshua/22-25.htm">Share</a> <a href="/judges/5-30.htm">Spoil</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-5.htm">Wear</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/11-39.htm">Custom</a> <a href="/judges/9-15.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/judges/8-25.htm">Earring</a> <a href="/judges/8-25.htm">Earrings</a> <a href="/judges/8-25.htm">Ear-Rings</a> <a href="/psalms/83-6.htm">Ishmaelites</a> <a href="/psalms/83-6.htm">Ish'maelites</a> <a href="/judges/8-25.htm">Plunder</a> <a href="/judges/8-25.htm">Prey</a> <a href="/judges/11-37.htm">Request</a> <a href="/judges/8-25.htm">Ring</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-16.htm">Rings</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-20.htm">Share</a> <a href="/judges/8-25.htm">Spoil</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-28.htm">Wear</a><div class="vheading2">Judges 8</div>1. <a href="/judges/8-1.htm">Gideon pacifies the Ephraimites</a> 4. <a href="/judges/8-4.htm">Succoth and Penuel refuse to deliver Gideon's army</a> 10. <a href="/judges/8-10.htm">Zebah and Zalmunna are taken</a> 13. <a href="/judges/8-13.htm">Succoth and Penuel are destroyed</a> 17. <a href="/judges/8-17.htm">Gideon revenges his brothers's death on Zebah and Zalmunna</a> 22. <a href="/judges/8-22.htm">He refuses government</a> 24. <a href="/judges/8-24.htm">His ephod the cause of idolatry</a> 28. <a href="/judges/8-28.htm">Midian subdued</a> 29. <a href="/judges/8-29.htm">Gideon's children, and death</a> 33. <a href="/judges/8-33.htm">The Israelites' idolatry and ingratitude</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/8.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/judges/8.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Then he added, “Let me make a request of you, Gideon, having just led Israel to victory over the Midianites, addresses his men. This request follows the refusal of kingship, highlighting his desire for a different form of reward. It reflects the cultural practice of leaders receiving gifts or spoils of war, a common custom in ancient Near Eastern societies.that each of you give me an earring from his plunder.” The request for earrings indicates the wealth accumulated from the victory. Earrings were valuable items, often made of gold, and served as a form of currency or wealth. This request can be seen as a precursor to the creation of the ephod, which later becomes a snare for Israel, showing how material wealth can lead to spiritual downfall.(For the enemies had gold earrings because they were Ishmaelites.) The Ishmaelites, descendants of Ishmael, were known for their nomadic lifestyle and trade, often associated with wealth and luxury items like gold. This detail provides historical context, linking the Midianites to the broader network of tribes descended from Abraham, emphasizing the fulfillment of God's promise to make Ishmael a great nation. The mention of Ishmaelites also connects to the broader biblical narrative of conflict and interaction between the descendants of Isaac and Ishmael.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/g/gideon.htm">Gideon</a> A judge of Israel who led the Israelites to victory over the Midianites. In this passage, he requests gold earrings from the plunder. 2. <a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a> The people of Israel who were under Gideon's leadership and had just defeated the Midianites. 3. <a href="/topical/m/midianites.htm">Midianites</a> The enemies of Israel who were defeated by Gideon and his army. They are described as having gold earrings because they were Ishmaelites. 4. <a href="/topical/i/ishmaelites.htm">Ishmaelites</a> Descendants of Ishmael, known for wearing gold earrings, which were part of the plunder taken by the Israelites. 5. <a href="/topical/p/plunder.htm">Plunder</a> The spoils of war taken from the defeated Midianites, including gold earrings.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_materialism.htm">The Danger of Materialism</a> Gideon's request for gold earrings can be seen as a step towards materialism, which can lead to idolatry and a departure from reliance on God. <a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_influence.htm">Leadership and Influence</a> As a leader, Gideon's actions set a precedent for the people. Leaders must be cautious about the example they set, especially regarding wealth and possessions. <a href="/topical/c/cultural_influence.htm">Cultural Influence</a> The mention of the Ishmaelites highlights how cultural practices can influence God's people. Believers must discern and resist cultural pressures that conflict with biblical values. <a href="/topical/t/the_use_of_wealth.htm">The Use of Wealth</a> Wealth in itself is not evil, but its use must align with God's purposes. Believers are called to use their resources for God's glory and the benefit of others. <a href="/topical/g/guarding_against_idolatry.htm">Guarding Against Idolatry</a> The accumulation of wealth can lead to idolatry if it becomes a priority over God. Believers must guard their hearts and ensure that God remains their ultimate treasure.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_judges_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Judges 8</a> <a href="/q/who_were_the_ishmaelites.htm">Who were the Ishmaelites?</a> <a href="/q/how_do_gideon's_actions_align_with_his_refusal.htm">Judges 8:22–23: How do Gideon’s actions after insisting he would not rule Israel align with his refusal of kingship? </a> <a href="/q/bible's_view_on_body_piercings.htm">What does the Bible say about body piercings?</a> <a href="/q/ephod_idolatry__any_external_proof.htm">Judges 8:27: Is there any external confirmation of an ephod causing widespread idolatry and leading an entire community astray?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/judges/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(24) I would desire a request of you.--Not unfrequently the magnanimity which has just stood firm under a great trial succumbs to a weaker one. His case did not exactly resemble that of Abraham (<a href="/context/genesis/14-21.htm" title="And the king of Sodom said to Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to yourself.">Genesis 14:21-23</a>), but it would have been better for his glory if he had acted in a similar spirit.The earrings of his prey.--Nezem means a ring which, sometimes at least, was worn, especially by women, in the nose (<a href="/genesis/24-47.htm" title="And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter are you? And she said, the daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bore to him: and I put the earring on her face, and the bracelets on her hands.">Genesis 24:47</a>; <a href="/isaiah/3-21.htm" title="The rings, and nose jewels,">Isaiah 3:21</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/16-12.htm" title="And I put a jewel on your forehead, and earrings in your ears, and a beautiful crown on your head.">Ezekiel 16:12</a>; <a href="/job/42-11.htm" title="Then came there to him all his brothers, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him over all the evil that the LORD had brought on him: every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one an earring of gold.">Job 42:11</a>). In the absence of any regular currency, these gold rings served as a sort of coinage. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/judges/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 24. - I would desire a request of you. Again human weakness breaks out in this great man, and we seem to see the effect of great prosperity in stirring up selfish desires in his heart. It was perhaps not without significance that mention was made in ver. 21 of his taking the ornaments that were on the camels' necks in connection with the slaughter of the kings. Anyhow we have now a second instance of a love of spoil. It seems to have been a national custom with the Ishmaelites, among whom the Midianites are reckoned (see <a href="/genesis/37-25.htm">Genesis 37:25-28</a>), to wear golden rings; hence when they came to strip the slain there was a vast booty of gold rings. These Gideon asked for as his share, and the people readily agreed to the request. Ear-rings. The word is singular in Hebrew, which agrees with its more proper signification of nose-ring, an ornament often worn by both men and women in the East. Gesenius mentions having seen at Leipsic some Indian dancing women with nose-rings. It is distinctly marked as a nose-ring in <a href="/genesis/24-22.htm">Genesis 24:22, 30, 47</a>, because in the last verse Abraham's servant says that he "put the ring (han-nezem) upon her nose" (face, A.V.). Again, in <a href="/ezekiel/16-12.htm">Ezekiel 16:12</a> the Hebrew is, "I placed a ring upon thy nose" (I put a jewel upon thy forehead, A.V.). So also <a href="/job/42-11.htm">Job 42:11</a>, "one ring of gold," implies that it was a nose-ring, and not an ear-ring. In other passages, however, as <a href="/genesis/35-4.htm">Genesis 35:4</a>; <a href="/exodus/32-2.htm">Exodus 32:2</a>, it is expressly said that these rings were worn in the ears; while in others, again, there is nothing to mark whether they were worn in the ears or in the nose, as <a href="/proverbs/25-12.htm">Proverbs 25:12</a>; <a href="/hosea/2-13.htm">Hosea 2:13</a>, except that in the latter passage the singular number in the Hebrew is more favourable to the nose-ring than to the ear-rings, as the A.V. translates it. It is thought by many, with some probability, that the nose-ring did not pierce the gristle of the nose, but hung down upon the nose from a fillet round the forehead. In every case they were of gold. <a href="/commentaries/judges/8-24.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Then he גִּדְע֗וֹן (giḏ·‘ō·wn) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1439.htm">Strong's 1439: </a> Gideon -- a judge of Israel added, וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “Let me make a request אֶשְׁאֲלָ֤ה (’eš·’ă·lāh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7592.htm">Strong's 7592: </a> To inquire, to request, to demand of you, מִכֶּם֙ (mik·kem) Preposition | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> A part of, from, out of that each of you אִ֖ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person give וּתְנוּ־ (ū·ṯə·nū-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set me an earring נֶ֣זֶם (ne·zem) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5141.htm">Strong's 5141: </a> A ring (worn as an ornament) from his plunder.” שְׁלָל֑וֹ (šə·lā·lōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7998.htm">Strong's 7998: </a> A prey, spoil, plunder, booty (Now כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction [the enemy] had gold זָהָב֙ (zā·hāḇ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2091.htm">Strong's 2091: </a> Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky earrings נִזְמֵ֤י (niz·mê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5141.htm">Strong's 5141: </a> A ring (worn as an ornament) because כִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction they הֵֽם׃ (hêm) Pronoun - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1992.htm">Strong's 1992: </a> They were Ishmaelites.) יִשְׁמְעֵאלִ֖ים (yiš·mə·‘ê·lîm) Noun - proper - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3459.htm">Strong's 3459: </a> Ishmaelites -- descendant of Ishmael <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/8-24.htm">Judges 8:24 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/judges/8-24.htm">Judges 8:24 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/judges/8-24.htm">Judges 8:24 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/judges/8-24.htm">Judges 8:24 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/judges/8-24.htm">Judges 8:24 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/8-24.htm">Judges 8:24 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/8-24.htm">Judges 8:24 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/8-24.htm">Judges 8:24 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/judges/8-24.htm">Judges 8:24 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/judges/8-24.htm">Judges 8:24 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/judges/8-24.htm">OT History: Judges 8:24 Gideon said to them I would make (Jd Judg. 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