“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.)”
And Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of you, that ye would give me every man the earrings of his spoil — Gideon requests golden earrings (נִזְמֵי, niznei) from the spoil. The request seems modest compared to kingship, yet marks another cycle: Gideon accepts wealth and honors even as he refuses political power.
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