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Gideon’s Ephod

Judges 8:25

In 11 translations

BSB
“We will give them gladly,” they replied. So they spread out a garment, and each man threw an earring from his plunder onto it.
KJV
And they answered, We will willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the earrings of his prey.
WEB
They answered, “We will willingly give them.” They spread a garment, and every man threw the earrings of his plunder into it.
ASV
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.
LSV
And they say, “We certainly give”; and they spread out the garment, and each casts the ring of his prey there;
YLT
And they say, 'We certainly give;' and they spread out the garment, and cast thither each the ring of his prey;
DBY
And they said, We will willingly give [them]. And they spread a garment, and cast therein every man the earrings of his booty.
DRC
They answered: We will give them most willingly. And spreading a mantle on the ground, they cast upon it the earlets of the spoils.
GNV
And they answered, Wee will giue them. And they spred a garment, and did cast therein euery man the earings of his pray.
JPS
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.
LXXE
And they said, We will certainly give them: and he opened his garment, and each man cast therein an earring of his spoils.Gr. giving we will give.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ נָת֣וֹן נִתֵּ֑ן וַֽיִּפְרְשׂוּ֙ אֶת־הַשִּׂמְלָ֔ה וַיַּשְׁלִ֣יכוּ שָׁ֔מָּה אִ֖ישׁ נֶ֥זֶם שְׁלָלֽוֹ׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ εἶπαν, διδόντες δώσομεν· καὶ ἀνέπτυξε τὸ ἱμάτιον αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἔβαλεν ἐκεῖ ἀνὴρ ἐνώτιον σκύλων αὐτοῦ.

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