Judges
Judges 8:27
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.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gideon | גִדְע֜וֹן | ḡiḏ·‘ō·wn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1439 Gidon |
| made | וַיַּעַשׂ֩ | way·ya·‘aś | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| an ephod | לְאֵפ֗וֹד | lə·’ê·p̄ō·wḏ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H646 ephod |
| which he placed | וַיַּצֵּ֨ג | way·yaṣ·ṣêḡ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3322 set, place |
| in Ophrah | בְּעָפְרָ֔ה | bə·‘ā·p̄ə·rāh | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6084 perhaps modern |
| his hometown | בְעִירוֹ֙ | ḇə·‘î·rōw | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5892 excitement |
| But soon all | כָֽל־ | ḵāl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| prostituted themselves | וַיִּזְנ֧וּ | way·yiz·nū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H2181 commit fornication, be a harlot |
| by worshiping it | אַחֲרָ֖יו | ’a·ḥă·rāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H310 behind |
| there | שָׁ֑ם | šām | Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| and it became | וַיְהִ֛י | way·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| a snare | לְמוֹקֵֽשׁ׃ | lə·mō·w·qêš | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H4170 a bait or lure |
| to Gideon | לְגִדְע֥וֹן | lə·ḡiḏ·‘ō·wn | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1439 Gidon |
| and his household | וּלְבֵית֖וֹ | ū·lə·ḇê·ṯōw | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1004 house |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.