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Judges 8:25

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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וַיֹּאמְר֖וּvayomrvand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…נָת֣וֹןnatongiveנָתַןverb, qal, infinitive absolute — “give”, the verb used for emphasisH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…נִתֵּ֑ןnitengiveנָתַןverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, plural — “give”, an unfinished actionH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…וַֽיִּפְרְשׂוּ֙vayifresvand breakפָּרַשׂconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and break”, the next action in the storyH6566to break apart, disperse, etc.break, chop in pieces, lay open, scatter, spread (abroad, forth, selves, out), stretch (forth, out).אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הַשִּׂמְלָ֔הhasimlahthe apparelשִׂמְלָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the apparel”, the ordinary formH8071a dress, especially a mantleapparel, cloth(-es, -ing), garment, raiment. Compare H8008 (שַׂלְמָה).וַיַּשְׁלִ֣יכוּvayashlikhvand throwשָׁלַךְconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and throw”, the next action in the storyH7993to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)adventure, cast (away, down, forth, off, out), hurl, pluck, throw.שָׁ֔מָּהshamahthereשָׁםadverb, directional ending — “there”H8033there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thencein it, [phrase] thence, there (-in, [phrase] of, [phrase] out), [phrase] thither, [phrase] whither.אִ֖ישׁisha certainאִישׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “a certain”, the ordinary formH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…נֶ֥זֶםnezemearringנֶזֶםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “earring”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5141a nose-ringearring, jewel.שְׁלָלֽוֹshelalvopreyשָׁלָלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “prey”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7998bootyprey, spoil.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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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American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Young’s Literal Translation

And they say, 'We certainly give;' and they spread out the garment, and cast thither each the ring of his prey;

World English Bible

They answered, “We will willingly give them.” They spread a garment, and every man threw the earrings of his plunder into it.

Darby Translation

And they said, We will willingly give [them]. And they spread a garment, and cast therein every man the earrings of his booty.

Douay-Rheims

They answered: We will give them most willingly. And spreading a mantle on the ground, they cast upon it the earlets of the spoils.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they said, We will certainly give them: and he opened his garment, and each man cast therein an earring of his spoils.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἶπαν, διδόντες δώσομεν· καὶ ἀνέπτυξε τὸ ἱμάτιον αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἔβαλεν ἐκεῖ ἀνὴρ ἐνώτιον σκύλων αὐτοῦ.