Judges

Judges 8:24–27

24Then he added, “Let me make a request of you, that each of you give me an earring from his plunder.” (For the enemies had gold earrings because they were Ishmaelites.)

25“We will give them gladly,” they replied.

So they spread out a garment, and each man threw an earring from his plunder onto it. 26The weight of the gold earrings he had requested was 1,700 shekels,c in addition to the crescent ornaments, the pendants, the purple garments of the kings of Midian, and the chains from the necks of their camels.

27From 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.

Footnotes

  • c 8:26 1,700 shekels is approximately 42.7 pounds or 19.4 kilograms.

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Judges 8:24

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then heגִּדְע֗וֹןgiḏ·‘ō·wnNoun - proper - masculine singularH1439 Gidon
addedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Let me make a requestאֶשְׁאֲלָ֤ה’eš·’ă·lāhVerb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singularH7592 ask, inquire
of youמִכֶּם֙mik·kemPreposition; second person masculine plural
that each of youאִ֖ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singularH376 man
giveוּתְנוּ־ū·ṯə·nū-Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralH5414 give, put, set
meלִ֕יlîPreposition; first person common singular
an earringנֶ֣זֶםne·zemNoun - masculine singular constructH5141 ring
from his plunderשְׁלָל֑וֹšə·lā·lōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH7998 prey, spoil, plunder, booty
Forכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
had goldזָהָב֙zā·hāḇNoun - masculine singularH2091 gold
earringsנִזְמֵ֤יniz·mêNoun - masculine plural constructH5141 ring
becauseכִּ֥יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
theyהֵֽם׃hêmPronoun - third person masculine pluralH1992 they, them
were Ishmaelitesיִשְׁמְעֵאלִ֖יםyiš·mə·‘ê·lîmNoun - proper - masculine pluralH3459 Jishmaelite

Judges 8:25

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
We will giveנָת֣וֹןnā·ṯō·wnVerb - Qal - Infinitive absoluteH5414 give, put, set
they repliedוַיֹּאמְר֖וּway·yō·mə·rūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH559 utter, say
So they spread outוַֽיִּפְרְשׂוּ֙way·yip̄·rə·śūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH6566 spread out, spread
a garmentהַשִּׂמְלָ֔הhaś·śim·lāhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH8071 wrapper, mantle
and each manאִ֖ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singularH376 man
threwוַיַּשְׁלִ֣יכוּway·yaš·lî·ḵūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH7993 throw, fling, cast
an earringנֶ֥זֶםne·zemNoun - masculine singular constructH5141 ring
from his plunderשְׁלָלֽוֹ׃šə·lā·lōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH7998 prey, spoil, plunder, booty
onto itשָׁ֔מָּהšām·māhAdverb; third person feminine singularH8033 there, thither

Judges 8:26

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The weightמִשְׁקַ֞לmiš·qalNoun - masculine singular constructH4948 id.
of the goldהַזָּהָב֙haz·zā·hāḇArticle; Noun - masculine singularH2091 gold
earringsנִזְמֵ֤יniz·mêNoun - masculine plural constructH5141 ring
he had requestedשָׁאָ֔לšā·’ālVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH7592 ask, inquire
wasוַיְהִ֗יway·hîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
1אֶ֥לֶף’e·lep̄Number - masculine singular constructH505 thousand
700אֶ֥לֶף’e·lep̄Number - masculine singular constructH505 thousand
in addition toלְ֠בַדlə·ḇaḏPreposition; Noun - masculine singularH905 separation
the crescent ornamentsהַשַּׂהֲרֹנִ֨יםhaś·śa·hă·rō·nîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH7720 moon, or crescent
the pendantsוְהַנְּטִפ֜וֹתwə·han·nə·ṭi·p̄ō·wṯConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine pluralH5188 drop
the purpleהָאַרְגָּמָ֗ןhā·’ar·gā·mānArticle; Noun - masculine singularH713 purple, red-purple, i.e. purple thread & cloth
garmentsוּבִגְדֵ֣יū·ḇiḡ·ḏêConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural constructH899 treachery
ofשֶׁעַל֙še·‘alPronoun - relative; PrepositionH5921 height
the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal·ḵêNoun - masculine plural constructH4428 king
of Midianמִדְיָ֔ןmiḏ·yānNoun - proper - masculine singularH4080 Midjan
and the chainsהָ֣עֲנָק֔וֹתhā·‘ă·nā·qō·wṯArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH6060 necklace, neck-pendant
from the necksבְּצַוְּארֵ֥יbə·ṣaw·wə·rêPreposition-b; Noun - masculine plural constructH6677 neck, back of neck
of their camelsגְמַלֵּיהֶֽם׃ḡə·mal·lê·hemNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH1581 camel

Judges 8:27

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Gideonגִדְע֜וֹןḡiḏ·‘ō·wnNoun - proper - masculine singularH1439 Gidon
madeוַיַּעַשׂ֩way·ya·‘aśConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH6213 do, make
an ephodלְאֵפ֗וֹדlə·’ê·p̄ō·wḏPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singularH646 ephod
which he placedוַיַּצֵּ֨גway·yaṣ·ṣêḡConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH3322 set, place
in Ophrahבְּעָפְרָ֔הbə·‘ā·p̄ə·rāhPreposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singularH6084 perhaps modern
his hometownבְעִירוֹ֙ḇə·‘î·rōwPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH5892 excitement
But soon allכָֽל־ḵālNoun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
prostituted themselvesוַיִּזְנ֧וּway·yiz·nūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH2181 commit fornication, be a harlot
by worshiping itאַחֲרָ֖יו’a·ḥă·rāwPreposition; third person masculine singularH310 behind
thereשָׁ֑םšāmAdverbH8033 there, thither
and it becameוַיְהִ֛יway·hîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a snareלְמוֹקֵֽשׁ׃lə·mō·w·qêšPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singularH4170 a bait or lure
to Gideonלְגִדְע֥וֹןlə·ḡiḏ·‘ō·wnPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH1439 Gidon
and his householdוּלְבֵית֖וֹū·lə·ḇê·ṯōwConjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH1004 house

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Judges 8:24 Genesis 25:13 · Genesis 37:25 · Genesis 37:28 · Exodus 32:3 · 1 Peter 3:3–5

Judges 8:26 John 19:5 · John 19:2 · Esther 8:15 · Revelation 18:12 · Revelation 18:16 · Jeremiah 10:9

Judges 8:27 Psalm 106:39 · Judges 17:5 · Judges 18:14 · Deuteronomy 7:16 · Judges 18:17 · Exodus 23:33 · Judges 6:24

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