Study it in the app“Gideon made it into an ephod and set it up in his city, in Ophrah; and all Israel prostituted themselves after it there, and it became for Gideon and for his house a trap.”
Gideonגִדְעוֹןmadeוַיַּעַשׂitאוֹתוֹinto an ephodלְאֵפוֹדand set it upוַיַּצֵּג אוֹתוֹin his city,בְעִירוֹin Ophrah;בְּעָפְרָהand allכָלIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלprostituted themselvesוַיִּזְנוּafter itאַחֲרָיוthere,שָׁםand it becameוַיְהִיfor Gideonלְגִדְעוֹןand for his houseוּלְבֵיתוֹa trap.לְמוֹקֵשׁ
Gideon
Gideon, son of Joash, of the tribe of Manasseh; a judge who saved Israel from Midian. The name means "one who cuts down." He is also called Jerubbaal.
Where else “gidon” appearsmake
To build or create something.
Where else “yaas” appearsephod
Ephod: a garment of the high priest, like a vest or apron, worn over the robe (Exodus 28:6-14). In other passages, an object used in worship.
Where else “efod” appearsset, place
Set, place, leave in position.
Where else “yatseg” appearscity
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appearsOphrah
Ophrah: a town of Benjamin; another of the same name, in Manasseh, was Gideon's.
Where else “afra” appearsIsrael
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appearsbe unfaithful
To be unfaithful to YHWH by going after other gods.
Where else “yiznu” appearsbecome
To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.
Where else “yehi” appearshousehold
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “vet” appearssnare
Snare, trap for hunting; whatever makes someone fall.
Where else “mokesh” appearsThe ephod was a garment of the high priest that was used to consult God (Exodus 28:6-30). “Prostituted themselves after” is the expression the book uses for serving other gods (Judges 2:17; 8:33).
26The weight of the earrings of gold that he requested was a thousand seven hundred shekels of gold, besides the crescents, the pendants, and the garments of purple that were on the kings of Midian, and besides the necklaces that were on the necks of their camels.
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28So Midian was subdued before the sons of Israel, and they did not again lift up their head; and the land was calm forty years in the days of Gideon.
