Judges 8:21

8:21 Zebah and Zalmunna said to Gideon, ¹  “Come on, ²  you strike us, for a man is judged by his strength.” ³  So Gideon killed ⁴  Zebah and Zalmunna, and he took the crescent-shaped ornaments which were on the necks of their camels.

Judges 8:26

8:26 The total weight of the gold earrings he requested came to seventeen hundred gold shekels. ⁵  This was in addition to the crescent-shaped ornaments, jewelry, ⁶  purple clothing worn by the Midianite kings, and the necklaces on the camels. ⁷ 

[8:21]  ¹ tn The words “to Gideon” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[8:21]  ² tn Or “Arise.”

[8:21]  ³ tn Heb “for as the man is his strength.”

[8:21]  ⁴ tn Heb “arose and killed.”

[8:26]  ⁵ sn Seventeen hundred gold shekels would be about 42.7 pounds (19.4 kilograms) of gold.

[8:26]  ⁶ tn Or “pendants.”

[8:26]  ⁷ tn Heb “the ornaments which were on the necks of their camels.”