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 asked them, "Please, can I have the gold earrings from each of your captured prey? (Because they were from Ishmaelite tribes and wore gold earrings.)"

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