Judges 8:27
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Gideonגִדְעֹ֜ון
(gid·'o·vn)
1439: a judge of Isr.from gada
madeוַיַּעַשׂ֩
(vai·ya·'as)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
it into an ephod,לְאֵפֹ֗וד
(le·'e·fo·vd)
646: an ephodfrom an unused word
and placedוַיַּצֵּ֨ג
(vai·ya·tzeg)
3322: to set, placea prim. root
it in his city,בְעִירֹו֙
(ve·'i·rov)
5892b: city, townof uncertain derivation
Ophrah,בְּעָפְרָ֔ה
(be·'a·fe·rah,)
6084: an Isr., also two places in Isr.from the same as opher
and allכָֽל־
(chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל
(yis·ra·'el)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
played the harlotוַיִּזְנ֧וּ
(vai·yiz·nu)
2181: to commit fornication, be a harlota prim. root
with it there,שָׁ֑ם
(sham;)
8033: there, thithera prim. adverb
so that it becameוַיְהִ֛י
(vay·hi)
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
a snareלְמֹוקֵֽשׁ׃
(le·mo·v·kesh.)
4170: a bait or lure, a snarefrom yaqosh
to Gideonלְגִדְעֹ֥ון
(le·gid·'o·vn)
1439: a judge of Isr.from gada
and his household.וּלְבֵיתֹ֖ו
(u·le·vei·tov)
1004: a housea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And Gideon
Gid`own  (ghid-ohn')
feller (i.e. warrior); Gidon, an Israelite -- Gideon.
made
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
an ephod
'ephowd  (ay-fode')
a girdle; specifically the ephod or high-priest's shoulder-piece; also generally, an image -- ephod.
thereof and put
yatsag  (yaw-tsag')
to place permanently -- establish, leave, make, present, put, set, stay.
it in his city
`iyr  (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
even in Ophrah
`Ophrah  (of-raw')
female fawn; Ophrah, the name of an Israelite and of two places in Palestine -- Ophrah.
and all Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
went thither a whoring
zanah  (zaw-naw')
to commit adultery; figuratively, to commit idolatry (the Jewish people being regarded as the spouse of Jehovah)
after
'achar  (akh-ar')
the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
it which thing became a snare
mowqesh  (mo-kashe')
a noose (for catching animals): by implication, a hook (for the nose) -- be ensnared, gin, (is) snare(-d), trap.
unto Gideon
Gid`own  (ghid-ohn')
feller (i.e. warrior); Gidon, an Israelite -- Gideon.
and to his house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Gideon made it into an ephod, and placed it in his city, Ophrah, and all Israel played the harlot with it there, so that it became a snare to Gideon and his household.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Gideon made an ephod from all this and put it in Ophrah, his hometown. Then all Israel prostituted themselves with it there, and it became a snare to Gideon and his household.

International Standard Version
Gideon crafted the booty into an ephod and enshrined it in his home town of Ophrah. Then all of Israel committed spiritual adultery with it there, and it became a snare for Gideon and his household.

NET Bible
Gideon used all this to make an ephod, which he put in his hometown of Ophrah. All the Israelites prostituted themselves to it by worshiping it there. It became a snare to Gideon and his family.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then Gideon used the gold to make an idol and placed it in his hometown, Ophrah. All Israel chased after it there as though it were a prostitute. It became a trap for Gideon and his family.

King James 2000 Bible
And Gideon made an ephod of it, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah: and all Israel went there and played the harlot with it: which thing became a snare unto Gideon, and to his house.
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