- 西巴和撒慕拿说,你自己起来杀我们吧。因为人如何,力量也是如何。基甸就起来,杀了西巴和撒慕拿,夺获他们骆驼项上戴的月牙圈。
- 以色列人对基甸说,你既救我们脱离米甸人的手,愿你和你的儿孙管理我们。
- 基甸说,我不管理你们,我的儿子也不管理你们,惟有耶和华管理你们。
- 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。)
- 他们说,我们情愿给你。就铺开一件外衣,各人将所夺的耳环丢在其上。
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- Zebah and Zalmunna said, "Come, do it yourself. 'As is the man, so is his strength.' " So Gideon stepped forward and killed them, and took the ornaments off their camels' necks.
- The Israelites said to Gideon, "Rule over us--you, your son and your grandson--because you have saved us out of the hand of Midian."
- But Gideon told them, "I will not rule over you, nor will my son rule over you. The LORD will rule over you."
- 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.)
- They answered, "We'll be glad to give them." So they spread out a garment, and each man threw a ring from his plunder onto it.
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