²⁴ Then Gideon said to them, “I would like to ^[a]make a request of you, that each of you would give me the earrings from his plunder.” For they had golden earrings, ^(A)because they were Ishmaelites.

¹³ And ^(A)these were the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

²⁸ Then ^(A)Midianite traders passed by; so the brothers pulled Joseph up and lifted him out of the pit, ^(B)and sold him to the Ishmaelites for ^(C)twenty shekels of silver. And they took Joseph to Egypt.

^25 (A)And they sat down to eat a meal. Then they lifted their eyes and looked, and there was a company of ^(B)Ishmaelites, coming from Gilead with their camels, bearing spices, ^(C)balm, and myrrh, on their way to carry them down to Egypt.

^3 (A)Do not let your adornment be merely outward—arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on fine apparel— ⁴ rather let it be ^(B)the hidden person of the heart, with the ^[a]incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God. ⁵ For in this manner, in former times, the holy women who trusted in God also adorned themselves, being submissive to their own husbands,

¹¹ So the king of Israel answered and said, “Tell him, ‘Let not the one who puts on his armor ^(A)boast like the one who takes it off.’ ”

^11 (A)Shall I then take my bread and my water and my ^[a]meat that I have killed for my shearers, and give it to men when I do not know where they are from?”

³ So all the people broke off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them to Aaron.

³⁵ Now the children of Israel had done according to the word of Moses, and they had asked from the Egyptians ^(A)articles of silver, articles of gold, and clothing.

⁵³ Then the servant brought out ^(A)jewelry of silver, jewelry of gold, and clothing, and gave them to Rebekah. He also gave ^(B)precious things to her brother and to her mother.