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Judges 8:27

From all this Gideon made an ephod, which he placed in Ophrah, his hometown. But soon all Israel prostituted themselves by worshiping it there, and it became a snare to Gideon and his household.

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ASV

And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah: and all Israel played the harlot after it there; and it became a snare unto Gideon, and to his house.

KJV

And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah: and all Israel went thither a whoring after it: which thing became a snare unto Gideon, and to his house.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיַּעַשׂ֩vai.ya.'Asand he madeH6213 →
אוֹת֨וֹ'o.To<obj.> itH853 →
גִדְע֜וֹןgid.'onGideonH1439 →
לְאֵפ֗וֹדle.'e.Fodinto an ephodH646 →
וַיַּצֵּ֨גvai.ya.Tzegand he placedH3322 →
אוֹת֤וֹ'o.To<obj.> itH853 →
בְעִירוֹ֙ve.'i.Roin city hisH5892 →
בְּעָפְרָ֔הbe.'a.fe.Rahin OphrahH6084 →
וַיִּזְנ֧וּvai.yiz.Nuand they acted as prostitutesH2181 →
כָֽל־khol-allH3605 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
אַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.Ravafter itH310 →
שָׁ֑םShamthereH8033 →
וַיְהִ֛יvay.Hiand it becameH1961 →
לְגִדְע֥וֹןle.gid.'onfor GideonH1439 →
וּלְבֵית֖וֹu.le.vei.Toand for household hisH1004 →
לְמוֹקֵֽשׁ׃le.mo.Kesh<into> a snareH4170 →

The walk

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Psalms 106:39They defiled themselves by their actions and prostituted themselves by their deeds.Judges 18:14Then the five men who had gone to spy out the land of Laish said to their brothers, “Did you know that one of these houses has an ephod, household gods, a graven image, and a molten idol? Now think about what you should do.”Judges 17:5Now this man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and some household idols, and ordained one of his sons as his priest.Deuteronomy 7:16You must destroy all the peoples the LORD your God will deliver to you. Do not look on them with pity. Do not worship their gods, for that will be a snare to you.Judges 18:17And the five men who had gone to spy out the land went inside and took the graven image, the ephod, the household idols, and the molten idol, while the priest stood at the entrance of the gate with the six hundred armed men.Judges 8:33And as soon as Gideon was dead, the Israelites turned and prostituted themselves with the Baals, and they set up Baal-berith as their god.Exodus 23:33They must not remain in your land, lest they cause you to sin against Me. For if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you.”Judges 6:24So Gideon built an altar to the LORD there and called it The LORD Is Peace. To this day it stands in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.Hosea 3:4For the Israelites must live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, and without ephod or idol.Judges 8:32–33Later, Gideon son of Joash died at a ripe old age and was buried in the tomb of his father Joash in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.Psalms 73:27Those far from You will surely perish; You destroy all who are unfaithful to You.Isaiah 8:20To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.Deuteronomy 12:5Instead, you must seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to establish as a dwelling for His Name, and there you must go.Exodus 28:6–35They are to make the ephod of finely spun linen embroidered with gold, and with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn.Judges 6:11Then the angel of the LORD came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, where his son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress to hide it from the Midianites.Hosea 4:12–14My people consult their wooden idols, and their divining rods inform them. For a spirit of prostitution leads them astray and they have played the harlot against their God.Hosea 2:2Rebuke your mother, rebuke her, for she is not My wife, and I am not her husband. Let her remove the adultery from her face and the unfaithfulness from between her breasts.1 Samuel 23:9–10When David learned that Saul was plotting evil against him, he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod.”

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