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Judges 18:20

So the priest was glad and took the ephod, the household idols, and the graven image, and went with the people.

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ASV

And the priest’s heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and went in the midst of the people.

KJV

And the priest’s heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and went in the midst of the people.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּיטַב֙vai.yi.Tavand it was goodH3190 →
לֵ֣בlev[the] heart ofH3820 →
הַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.Henthe priestH3548 →
וַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.Kachand he tookH3947 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הָ֣אֵפ֔וֹדha.'e.Fodthe ephodH646 →
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
הַתְּרָפִ֖יםha.te.ra.Fimthe teraphimH8655 →
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
הַפָּ֑סֶלha.Pa.selthe carved imageH6459 →
וַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'and he wentH935 →
בְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revin [the] midst ofH7130 →
הָעָֽם׃ha.'Amthe peopleH5971 →

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Ezekiel 21:21For the king of Babylon stands at the fork in the road, at the junction of the two roads, to seek an omen: He shakes the arrows, he consults the idols, he examines the liver.Isaiah 56:11Like ravenous dogs, they are never satisfied. They are shepherds with no discernment; they all turn to their own way, each one seeking his own gain:Judges 17:10“Stay with me,” Micah said to him, “and be my father and priest, and I will give you ten shekels of silver per year, a suit of clothes, and your provisions.” So the Levite went inPhilippians 3:19Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things.Ezekiel 13:19You have profaned Me among My people for handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. By lying to My people who would listen, you have killed those who should not have died and spared those who should not have lived.2 Peter 2:3In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep.Hosea 4:3Therefore the land mourns, and all who dwell in it will waste away with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air; even the fish of the sea disappear.Proverbs 30:15The leech has two daughters: Give and Give. There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, ‘Enough!’:2 Peter 2:15–16They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness.Acts 20:33I have not coveted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing.Judges 16:25And while their hearts were merry, they said, “Call for Samson to entertain us.” So they called Samson out of the prison to entertain them. And they stationed him between the pillars.

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The Death of Samson — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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