He continued,“ I do ask one thing. I want each of you to give me an earring. I’m talking about the earrings you took from your enemies.” It was the practice of the people in the family line of Ishmael to wear gold earrings.

基甸又对他们说：“我有一件事求你们：请你们各人将所夺的耳环给我。”原来仇敌是以实玛利人，都是戴金耳环的。

基甸又对他们说：“我有一件事求你们，请你们各人把所夺的耳环给我。”因敌人都戴金耳环，他们是以实玛利人。

基甸又对他们说：“我有一件事求你们，请你们各人把所夺的耳环给我。”因敌人都戴金耳环，他们是以实玛利人。

但我有一个要求，请你们把抢来的耳环都给我。”原来米甸人属于以实玛利族，都戴金耳环。

基甸又对他们说：“我有一个要求：请把你们各人夺得的耳环给我。”原来敌人都戴金耳环，因为他们是以实玛利人。

基甸又對他們說：「我有一件事求你們：請你們各人將所奪的耳環給我。」（原來仇敵是以實瑪利人，都是戴金耳環的。）

基甸又對他們說：「我有一件事求你們，請你們各人把所奪的耳環給我。」因敵人都戴金耳環，他們是以實瑪利人。

基甸又對他們說：「我有一件事求你們，請你們各人把所奪的耳環給我。」因敵人都戴金耳環，他們是以實瑪利人。

但我有一個要求，請你們把搶來的耳環都給我。」原來米甸人屬於以實瑪利族，都戴金耳環。

基甸又對他們說：“我有一個要求：請把你們各人奪得的耳環給我。”原來敵人都戴金耳環，因為他們是以實瑪利人。

基甸又對他們說：『我可有一個要求要求你們；你們各人請將所掠得的金環給我；（原來仇敵都帶金環，因為他們是以實瑪利人）。

又曰、我有所求、各以所獲耳環予我、蓋敵乃以實瑪利人、有金耳環、

敵人乃以實馬利後裔、故有金環。其田謂民曰、我求爾眾、以所得之鼻環給我。

基甸又謂之曰、我求爾一事、以所得之耳環耳環或作鼻環下同予我、蓋敵人為以實瑪利人、垂金耳環、

And he said,“ I do have one request, that each of you give me an earring from your share of the plunder.”( It was the custom of the Ishmaelites to wear gold earrings.)

And Gideon said to them,“ Let me make a request of you: every one of you give me the earrings from his spoil.”( For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.)

However, I do have one request— that each of you give me an earring from the plunder you collected from your fallen enemies.”( The enemies, being Ishmaelites, all wore gold earrings.)

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.

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.)

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.

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.)

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.

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.)

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.)

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.)

Here are the names of the sons of Ishmael. They are listed in the order they were born. Nebaioth was Ishmael’s oldest son. Then came Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

Then they sat down to eat their meal. As they did, they saw some Ishmaelite traders coming from Gilead. Their camels were loaded with spices, lotion and myrrh. They were on their way to take them down to Egypt.

The traders from Midian came by. Joseph’s brothers pulled him up out of the well. They sold him to the Ishmaelite traders for eight ounces of silver. Then the traders took him to Egypt.

The king of Israel replied. He said,“ Tell him,‘ Someone who puts his armor on shouldn’t brag like someone who takes it off.’ ”

He brought out gold and silver jewelry and articles of clothing. He gave all of them to Rebekah. He also gave expensive gifts to her brother and her mother.

So all the people took off their earrings. They brought them to Aaron.

Fancy hairstyles don’t make you beautiful. Wearing gold jewelry or fine clothes doesn’t make you beautiful.Instead, your beauty comes from inside you. It is the beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit. Beauty like this doesn’t fade away. God places great value on it.This is how the holy women of the past used to make themselves beautiful. They put their hope in God. And they followed the lead of their own husbands.

They did just as Moses had directed them. They asked the Egyptians for things made out of silver and gold. They also asked them for clothes.

The angel continued,“ I will give you and your family many children. There will be more of them than anyone can count.”The angel of the Lord also said to her,“ You are now pregnant and will have a son. You will name him Ishmael, because the Lord has heard about your suffering.

The camels finished drinking. Then the man took out a gold nose ring. It weighed about a fifth of an ounce. He also took out two gold bracelets. They weighed about four ounces.

Why should I give away my bread and water? Why should I give away the meat I’ve prepared for those who clip the wool off my sheep? Why should I give food to men who come from who knows where?”