Judges 8:27 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 8:27 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיַּעַשׂ֩
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
אוֹת֨וֹ
ʼêth
H853
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גִדְע֜וֹן
Gidʻôwn
H1439
Gideon
לְאֵפ֗וֹד
ʼêphôwd
H646
ephod
וַיַּצֵּ֨ג
yâtsag
H3322
to set
אוֹת֤וֹ
ʼêth
H853
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בְעִירוֹ֙
ʻîyr
H5892
city
בְּעָפְרָ֔ה
ʻOphrâh
H6084
Ophrah
וַיִּזְנ֧וּ
zânâh
H2181
to commit fornication
כָֽל
kôl
H3605
all
יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
אַחֲרָ֖יו
ʼachar
H310
after
שָׁ֑ם
shâm
H8033
there
וַיְהִ֛י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לְגִדְע֥וֹן
Gidʻôwn
H1439
Gideon
וּלְבֵית֖וֹ
bayith
H1004
house
לְמוֹקֵֽשׁ
môwqêsh
H4170
snare
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World English Bible Public Domain
Gideon made an ephod of it, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah: and all Israel played the prostitute after it there; and it became a snare to Gideon, and to his house.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Gideon made it into an ephod and placed it in his city, in Ophrah, and all of Israel whored after it there. And it was for a snare to Gideon and to his house.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).