<p class="poetry">Sing<n id="1" /> a song and play the tambourine,p> <p class="poetry">the pleasant sounding harp, and the ten-stringed instrument!p>

You can make the bride price and the gift I must bring very expensive,<n id="1" /> and I&#8217;ll give<n id="2" /> whatever you ask<n id="3" /> of me. Just give me the young woman as my wife!&#8221;p>

Gideon continued,<n id="1" /> &#8220;I would like to make one request. Each of you give me an earring from the plunder you have taken.&#8221;<n id="2" /> (The Midianites<n id="3" /> had gold earrings because they were Ishmaelites.)

The king then said, &#8220;Cut the living child in two, and give half to one and half to the other!&#8221;

put fire in them, and set incense on them before the <sc>Lordsc> tomorrow, and the man whom the <sc>Lordsc> chooses will be holy. You take too much upon yourselves, you sons of Levi!&#8221;