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Judges 8:27-29
New International Version
Judges 8:27-29
New International Version
27 Gideon made the gold into an ephod,(A) which he placed in Ophrah,(B) his town. All Israel prostituted themselves by worshiping it there, and it became a snare(C) to Gideon and his family.(D)
Gideon’s Death
28 Thus Midian was subdued before the Israelites and did not raise its head(E) again. During Gideon’s lifetime, the land had peace(F) forty years.
Judges 8:27-29
King James Version
Judges 8:27-29
King James Version
27 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.
28 Thus was Midian subdued before the children of Israel, so that they lifted up their heads no more. And the country was in quietness forty years in the days of Gideon.
29 And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house.
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Judges 8:27-29
New King James Version
Judges 8:27-29
New King James Version
27 Then Gideon (A)made it into an ephod and set it up in his city, (B)Ophrah. And all Israel (C)played the harlot with it there. It became (D)a snare to Gideon and to his house.
28 Thus Midian was subdued before the children of Israel, so that they lifted their heads no more. (E)And the country was quiet for forty years in the days of Gideon.
Death of Gideon
29 Then (F)Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house.
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Judges 8:27-29
New American Standard Bible
Judges 8:27-29
New American Standard Bible
27 Gideon made it into (A)an ephod, and placed it in his city, Ophrah; but all Israel [a]committed infidelity with it there, and it became a snare to Gideon and his household.
Forty Years of Peace
28 So Midian was subdued before the sons of Israel, and they did not lift up their heads anymore. And the land was undisturbed for forty years in the days of Gideon.
29 Then (B)Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and lived in his own house.
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- Judges 8:27 I.e., against God
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