Judges Chapter 8 verse 25 Holy Bible
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.
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And they gave answer, We will gladly give them. So they put down a robe, every man dropping into it the ear-rings he had taken.
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And they answered, "We will willingly give them." And they spread a garment, and every man cast in it the earrings of his spoil.
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And they answered, We will willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the earrings of his prey.
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And they answered, We will willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and cast into it every man the ear-rings of his prey.
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They answered, We will willingly give them. They spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the ear-rings of his spoil.
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And they say, `We certainly give;' and they spread out the garment, and cast thither each the ring of his prey;
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 25. - A garment. Rather, the cloak. Probably Gideon's military cloak (see Isaiah 9:5), which lay in his tent ready for use as a cloak by day or a coverlet by night (Deuteronomy 22:17).
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(25) We will willingly give.--Literally, giving, we will give.They spread.--Perhaps the true reading should be "he spread," as in the LXX. (aneptuxe).A garment.--Perhaps his own upper garment (Simlah), or "a large general's cloke" (Ewald, Gesch. ii. 506).