Hakim-hakim 8:3

8:3 It was to you that God handed over the Midianite generals, Oreb and Zeeb! What did I accomplish to rival that?” ¹  When he said this, they calmed down. ² 

Hakim-hakim 8:24

8:24 Gideon continued, ³  “I would like to make one request. Each of you give me an earring from the plunder you have taken.” ⁴  (The Midianites ⁵  had gold earrings because they were Ishmaelites.)

Hakim-hakim 18:18

18:18 When these men broke into Micah’s house and stole ⁶  the carved image, the ephod, the personal idols, and the metal image, the priest said to them, “What are you doing?”

[8:3]  ¹ tn Heb “What was I able to do compared to you?”

[8:3]  ² tn Heb “Then their spirits relaxed from against him, when he spoke this word.”

[8:24]  ³ tn Heb “said to them.”

[8:24]  ⁴ tn Heb “Give to me, each one, an earring from his plunder.”

[8:24]  ⁵ tn Heb “they”; the referent (the Midianites) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[18:18]  ⁶ tn Heb “These went into Micah’s house and took.”