24. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 8:24:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvayomerand he said Judges 8:24:2 ⧉אֲלֵהֶ֜םalehemto them Judges 8:24:3 ⧉גִּדְע֗וֹןgideonGideon Judges 8:24:4 ⧉אֶשְׁאֲלָ֤הeshealalet me ask Judges 8:24:5 ⧉מִכֶּם֙mikemfrom you Judges 8:24:6 ⧉שְׁאֵלָ֔הsheelaa request Judges 8:24:7 ⧉וּתְנוּ־לִ֕יutenuliand give to me Judges 8:24:8 ⧉אִ֖ישׁisha man or each one Judges 8:24:9 ⧉נֶ֣זֶםnezeman earring or ring Judges 8:24:10 ⧉שְׁלָל֑וֹshelalohis spoil Judges 8:24:11 ⧉כִּֽי־נִזְמֵ֤יkinizmefor earrings of Judges 8:24:12 ⧉זָהָב֙zahavgold Judges 8:24:13 ⧉לָהֶ֔םlahemto them Judges 8:24:14 ⧉כִּ֥יkifor or because Judges 8:24:15 ⧉יִשְׁמְעֵאלִ֖יםyishmeelimIshmaelites Judges 8:24:16 ⧉הֵֽם׃hemthey |
24. Formal Translation And Gideon said to them, “Let me make a request of you—give me, each man, an earring from his spoil—for they had golden earrings, for they were Ishmaelites.” |
24. Dynamic Translation Gideon said to them, “I have a request for you: each of you, please give me a gold earring from your share of the plunder—since they wore gold earrings because they were Ishmaelites.” |