Judges 8:27
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
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.

Young's Literal Translation
and Gideon maketh it into an ephod, and setteth it up in his city, in Ophrah, and all Israel go a-whoring after it there, and it is to Gideon and to his house for a snare.

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.

Hebrew
[From all this] Gideon
גִדְע֜וֹן (ḡiḏ·‘ō·wn)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1439: Gideon -- a judge of Israel

made
וַיַּעַשׂ֩ (way·ya·‘aś)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

an ephod,
לְאֵפ֗וֹד (lə·’ê·p̄ō·wḏ)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 646: A girdle, the ephod, highpriest's shoulder-piece, an image

which he placed
וַיַּצֵּ֨ג (way·yaṣ·ṣêḡ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3322: To place permanently

in Ophrah,
בְּעָפְרָ֔ה (bə·‘ā·p̄ə·rāh)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 6084: Ophrah -- an Israelite, also two places in Israel

his hometown.
בְעִירוֹ֙ (ḇə·‘î·rōw)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5892: Excitement

But soon all
כָֽל־ (ḵāl)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

Israel
יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

prostituted themselves
וַיִּזְנ֧וּ (way·yiz·nū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 2181: To commit adultery, to commit idolatry

by worshiping it
אַחֲרָ֖יו (’a·ḥă·rāw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's 310: The hind or following part

there,
שָׁ֑ם (šām)
Adverb
Strong's 8033: There, then, thither

and it became
וַיְהִ֛י (way·hî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

a snare
לְמוֹקֵֽשׁ׃ (lə·mō·w·qêš)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4170: A bait or lure, a snare

to Gideon
לְגִדְע֥וֹן (lə·ḡiḏ·‘ō·wn)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1439: Gideon -- a judge of Israel

and his household.
וּלְבֵית֖וֹ (ū·lə·ḇê·ṯōw)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1004: A house

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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