Judges 8:24
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
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.)

Young's Literal Translation
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.’

King James Bible
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. )

Hebrew
Then he
גִּדְע֗וֹן (giḏ·‘ō·wn)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1439: Gideon -- a judge of Israel

added,
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“Let me make a request
אֶשְׁאֲלָ֤ה (’eš·’ă·lāh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular
Strong's 7592: To inquire, to request, to demand

of you,
מִכֶּם֙ (mik·kem)
Preposition | second person masculine plural
Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of

that each of you
אִ֖ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

give
וּתְנוּ־ (ū·ṯə·nū-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

me an earring
נֶ֣זֶם (ne·zem)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 5141: A ring (worn as an ornament)

from his plunder.”
שְׁלָל֑וֹ (šə·lā·lōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 7998: A prey, spoil, plunder, booty

(Now
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

[the enemy] had gold
זָהָב֙ (zā·hāḇ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2091: Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky

earrings
נִזְמֵ֤י (niz·mê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 5141: A ring (worn as an ornament)

because
כִּ֥י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

they
הֵֽם׃ (hêm)
Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1992: They

were Ishmaelites.)
יִשְׁמְעֵאלִ֖ים (yiš·mə·‘ê·lîm)
Noun - proper - masculine plural
Strong's 3459: Ishmaelites -- descendant of Ishmael

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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