Verse 27

And Gideon{H1439} made{H6213}{(H8799)} an ephod{H646} thereof, and put{H3322}{(H8686)} it in his city{H5892}, even in Ophrah{H6084}: and all Israel{H3478} went thither a whoring{H2181}{(H8799)} after{H310} it: which thing became a snare{H4170} unto Gideon{H1439}, and to his house{H1004}.

Referenced Verses

  • Judg 17:5 : 5 And the man{H376} Micah{H4318} had an house{H1004} of gods{H430}, and made{H6213}{(H8799)} an ephod{H646}, and teraphim{H8655}, and consecrated{H4390}{(H8762)}{H3027} one{H259} of his sons{H1121}, who became his priest{H3548}.
  • Judg 18:14 : 14 Then answered{H6030}{(H8799)} the five{H2568} men{H582} that went{H1980}{(H8802)} to spy out{H7270}{(H8763)} the country{H776} of Laish{H3919}, and said{H559}{(H8799)} unto their brethren{H251}, Do ye know{H3045}{(H8804)} that there is{H3426} in these houses{H1004} an ephod{H646}, and teraphim{H8655}, and a graven image{H6459}, and a molten image{H4541}? now therefore consider{H3045}{(H8798)} what ye have to do{H6213}{(H8799)}.
  • Judg 18:17 : 17 And the five{H2568} men{H582} that went{H1980}{(H8802)} to spy out{H7270}{(H8763)} the land{H776} went up{H5927}{(H8799)}, and came in{H935}{(H8804)} thither, and took{H3947}{(H8804)} the graven image{H6459}, and the ephod{H646}, and the teraphim{H8655}, and the molten image{H4541}: and the priest{H3548} stood{H5324}{(H8737)} in the entering{H6607} of the gate{H8179} with the six{H8337} hundred{H3967} men{H376} that were appointed{H2296}{(H8803)} with weapons{H3627} of war{H4421}.
  • Deut 7:16 : 16 And thou shalt consume{H398}{(H8804)} all the people{H5971} which the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} shall deliver{H5414}{(H8802)} thee; thine eye{H5869} shall have no pity{H2347}{(H8799)} upon them: neither shalt thou serve{H5647}{(H8799)} their gods{H430}; for that will be a snare{H4170} unto thee.
  • Ps 106:39 : 39 Thus were they defiled{H2930}{(H8799)} with their own works{H4639}, and went a whoring{H2181}{(H8799)} with their own inventions{H4611}.
  • Judg 6:24 : 24 Then Gideon{H1439} built{H1129}{(H8799)} an altar{H4196} there unto the LORD{H3068}, and called{H7121}{(H8799)} it Jehovahshalom{H3073}: unto this day{H3117} it is yet in Ophrah{H6084} of the Abiezrites{H33}.
  • Exod 23:33 : 33 They shall not dwell{H3427}{(H8799)} in thy land{H776}, lest they make thee sin{H2398}{(H8686)} against me: for if thou serve{H5647}{(H8799)} their gods{H430}, it will surely be a snare{H4170} unto thee.
  • Exod 28:6-9 : 6 And they shall make{H6213}{(H8804)} the ephod{H646} of gold{H2091}, of blue{H8504}, and of purple{H713}, of scarlet{H8144}{H8438}, and fine twined{H7806}{(H8716)} linen{H8336}, with cunning{H2803}{(H8802)} work{H4639}. 7 It shall have the two{H8147} shoulderpieces{H3802} thereof joined{H2266}{(H8802)} at the two{H8147} edges{H7098} thereof; and so it shall be joined together{H2266}{(H8795)}. 8 And the curious girdle{H2805} of the ephod{H642}, which is upon it, shall be of the same, according to the work{H4639} thereof; even of gold{H2091}, of blue{H8504}, and purple{H713}, and scarlet{H8144}{H8438}, and fine twined{H7806}{(H8716)} linen{H8336}. 9 And thou shalt take{H3947}{(H8804)} two{H8147} onyx{H7718} stones{H68}, and grave{H6605}{(H8765)} on them the names{H8034} of the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478}: 10 Six{H8337} of their names{H8034} on one{H259} stone{H68}, and the other six{H8337} names{H8034} of the rest{H3498}{(H8737)} on the other{H8145} stone{H68}, according to their birth{H8435}. 11 With the work{H4639} of an engraver{H2796} in stone{H68}, like the engravings{H6603} of a signet{H2368}, shalt thou engrave{H6605}{(H8762)} the two{H8147} stones{H68} with the names{H8034} of the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478}: thou shalt make{H6213}{(H8799)} them to be set{H4142}{(H8716)} in ouches{H4865} of gold{H2091}. 12 And thou shalt put{H7760}{(H8804)} the two{H8147} stones{H68} upon the shoulders{H3802} of the ephod{H646} for stones{H68} of memorial{H2146} unto the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478}: and Aaron{H175} shall bear{H5375}{(H8804)} their names{H8034} before{H6440} the LORD{H3068} upon his two{H8147} shoulders{H3802} for a memorial{H2146}. 13 And thou shalt make{H6213}{(H8804)} ouches{H4865} of gold{H2091}; 14 And two{H8147} chains{H8333} of pure{H2889} gold{H2091} at the ends{H4020}; of wreathen{H5688} work{H4639} shalt thou make{H6213}{(H8799)} them, and fasten{H5414}{(H8804)} the wreathen{H5688} chains{H8333} to the ouches{H4865}. 15 And thou shalt make{H6213}{(H8804)} the breastplate{H2833} of judgment{H4941} with cunning{H2803}{(H8802)} work{H4639}; after the work{H4639} of the ephod{H646} thou shalt make{H6213}{(H8799)} it; of gold{H2091}, of blue{H8504}, and of purple{H713}, and of scarlet{H8144}{H8438}, and of fine twined{H7806}{(H8716)} linen{H8336}, shalt thou make{H6213}{(H8799)} it. 16 Foursquare{H7251}{(H8803)} it shall be being doubled{H3717}{(H8803)}; a span{H2239} shall be the length{H753} thereof, and a span{H2239} shall be the breadth{H7341} thereof. 17 And thou shalt set{H4390}{(H8765)} in it settings{H4396} of stones{H68}, even four{H702} rows{H2905} of stones{H68}: the first row{H2905} shall be a sardius{H124}, a topaz{H6357}, and a carbuncle{H1304}: this shall be the first{H259} row{H2905}. 18 And the second{H8145} row{H2905} shall be an emerald{H5306}, a sapphire{H5601}, and a diamond{H3095}. 19 And the third{H7992} row{H2905} a ligure{H3958}, an agate{H7618}, and an amethyst{H306}. 20 And the fourth{H7243} row{H2905} a beryl{H8658}, and an onyx{H7718}, and a jasper{H3471}: they shall be set{H7660}{(H8794)} in gold{H2091} in their inclosings{H4396}. 21 And the stones{H68} shall be with the names{H8034} of the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478}, twelve{H8147}{H6240}, according to their names{H8034}, like the engravings{H6603} of a signet{H2368}; every one{H376} with his name{H8034} shall they be according to the twelve{H8147}{H6240} tribes{H7626}. 22 And thou shalt make{H6213}{(H8804)} upon the breastplate{H2833} chains{H8331} at the ends{H1383} of wreathen{H5688} work{H4639} of pure{H2889} gold{H2091}. 23 And thou shalt make{H6213}{(H8804)} upon the breastplate{H2833} two{H8147} rings{H2885} of gold{H2091}, and shalt put{H5414}{(H8804)} the two{H8147} rings{H2885} on the two{H8147} ends{H7098} of the breastplate{H2833}. 24 And thou shalt put{H5414}{(H8804)} the two{H8147} wreathen{H5688} chains of gold{H2091} in the two{H8147} rings{H2885} which are on the ends{H7098} of the breastplate{H2833}. 25 And the other two{H8147} ends{H7098} of the two{H8147} wreathen{H5688} chains thou shalt fasten{H5414}{(H8799)} in the two{H8147} ouches{H4865}, and put{H5414}{(H8804)} them on the shoulderpieces{H3802} of the ephod{H646} before{H6440} it{H4136}. 26 And thou shalt make{H6213}{(H8804)} two{H8147} rings{H2885} of gold{H2091}, and thou shalt put{H7760}{(H8804)} them upon the two{H8147} ends{H7098} of the breastplate{H2833} in the border{H8193} thereof, which is in the side{H5676} of the ephod{H646} inward{H1004}. 27 And two{H8147} other rings{H2885} of gold{H2091} thou shalt make{H6213}{(H8804)}, and shalt put{H5414}{(H8804)} them on the two{H8147} sides{H3802} of the ephod{H646} underneath{H4295}, toward{H4136} the forepart{H6440} thereof, over against{H5980} the other coupling{H4225} thereof, above{H4605} the curious girdle{H2805} of the ephod{H646}. 28 And they shall bind{H7405}{(H8799)} the breastplate{H2833} by the rings{H2885} thereof unto the rings{H2885} of the ephod{H646} with a lace{H6616} of blue{H8504}, that it may be above the curious girdle{H2805} of the ephod{H646}, and that the breastplate{H2833} be not loosed{H2118}{(H8735)} from the ephod{H646}. 29 And Aaron{H175} shall bear{H5375}{(H8804)} the names{H8034} of the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} in the breastplate{H2833} of judgment{H4941} upon his heart{H3820}, when he goeth{H935}{(H8800)} in unto the holy{H6944} place, for a memorial{H2146} before{H6440} the LORD{H3068} continually{H8548}. 30 And thou shalt put{H5414}{(H8804)} in the breastplate{H2833} of judgment{H4941} the Urim{H224} and the Thummim{H8550}; and they shall be upon Aaron's{H175} heart{H3820}, when he goeth{H935}{(H8800)} in before{H6440} the LORD{H3068}: and Aaron{H175} shall bear{H5375}{(H8804)} the judgment{H4941} of the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} upon his heart{H3820} before{H6440} the LORD{H3068} continually{H8548}. 31 And thou shalt make{H6213}{(H8804)} the robe{H4598} of the ephod{H646} all{H3632} of blue{H8504}. 32 And there shall be an hole{H6310} in the top{H7218} of it, in the midst{H8432} thereof: it shall have a binding{H8193} of woven{H707}{(H8802)} work{H4639} round about{H5439} the hole{H6310} of it, as it were the hole{H6310} of an habergeon{H8473}, that it be not rent{H7167}{(H8735)}. 33 And beneath upon the hem{H7757} of it thou shalt make{H6213}{(H8804)} pomegranates{H7416} of blue{H8504}, and of purple{H713}, and of scarlet{H8144}{H8438}, round about{H5439} the hem{H7757} thereof; and bells{H6472} of gold{H2091} between{H8432} them round about{H5439}: 34 A golden{H2091} bell{H6472} and a pomegranate{H7416}, a golden{H2091} bell{H6472} and a pomegranate{H7416}, upon the hem{H7757} of the robe{H4598} round about{H5439}. 35 And it shall be upon Aaron{H175} to minister{H8334}{(H8763)}: and his sound{H6963} shall be heard{H8085}{(H8738)} when he goeth{H935}{(H8800)} in unto the holy{H6944} place before{H6440} the LORD{H3068}, and when he cometh{H3318}{(H8800)} out, that he die{H4191}{(H8799)} not.
  • Deut 12:5 : 5 But unto the place{H4725} which the LORD{H3068} your God{H430} shall choose{H977}{(H8799)} out of all your tribes{H7626} to put{H7760}{(H8800)} his name{H8034} there, even unto his habitation{H7933} shall ye seek{H1875}{(H8799)}, and thither thou shalt come{H935}{(H8804)}:
  • Judg 6:11 : 11 And there came{H935}{(H8799)} an angel{H4397} of the LORD{H3068}, and sat{H3427}{(H8799)} under an oak{H424} which was in Ophrah{H6084}, that pertained unto Joash{H3101} the Abiezrite{H33}: and his son{H1121} Gideon{H1439} threshed{H2251}{(H8802)} wheat{H2406} by the winepress{H1660}, to hide{H5127}{(H8687)} it from{H6440} the Midianites{H4080}.
  • 1 Sam 23:9-9 : 9 And David{H1732} knew{H3045}{(H8799)} that Saul{H7586} secretly practised{H2790}{(H8688)} mischief{H7451} against him; and he said{H559}{(H8799)} to Abiathar{H54} the priest{H3548}, Bring hither{H5066}{(H8685)} the ephod{H646}. 10 Then said{H559}{(H8799)} David{H1732}, O LORD{H3068} God{H430} of Israel{H3478}, thy servant{H5650} hath certainly{H8085}{(H8800)} heard{H8085}{(H8804)} that Saul{H7586} seeketh{H1245}{(H8764)} to come{H935}{(H8800)} to Keilah{H7084}, to destroy{H7843}{(H8763)} the city{H5892} for my sake.
  • Ps 73:27 : 27 For, lo, they that are far{H7369} from thee shall perish{H6}{H8799)}: thou hast destroyed{H6789}{H8689)} all them that go a whoring{H2181}{H8802)} from thee.
  • Judg 8:32-33 : 32 And Gideon{H1439} the son{H1121} of Joash{H3101} died{H4191}{(H8799)} in a good{H2896} old age{H7872}, and was buried{H6912}{(H8735)} in the sepulchre{H6913} of Joash{H3101} his father{H1}, in Ophrah{H6084} of the Abiezrites{H33}. 33 And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon{H1439} was dead{H4191}{(H8804)}, that the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} turned again{H7725}{(H8799)}, and went a whoring{H2181}{(H8799)} after{H310} Baalim{H1168}, and made{H7760}{(H8799)} Baalberith{H1170} their god{H430}.
  • Isa 8:20 : 20 To the law{H8451} and to the testimony{H8584}: if they speak{H559}{(H8799)} not according to this word{H1697}, it is because there is no light{H7837} in them.
  • Hos 2:2 : 2 Plead{H7378}{(H8798)} with your mother{H517}, plead{H7378}{(H8798)}: for she is not my wife{H802}, neither am I her husband{H376}: let her therefore put away{H5493}{(H8686)} her whoredoms{H2183} out of her sight{H6440}, and her adulteries{H5005} from between her breasts{H7699};
  • Hos 4:12-14 : 12 My people{H5971} ask{H7592}{(H8799)} counsel at their stocks{H6086}, and their staff{H4731} declareth{H5046}{(H8686)} unto them: for the spirit{H7307} of whoredoms{H2183} hath caused them to err{H8582}{(H8689)}, and they have gone a whoring{H2181}{(H8799)} from under their God{H430}. 13 They sacrifice{H2076}{(H8762)} upon the tops{H7218} of the mountains{H2022}, and burn incense{H6999}{(H8762)} upon the hills{H1389}, under oaks{H437} and poplars{H3839} and elms{H424}, because the shadow{H6738} thereof is good{H2896}: therefore your daughters{H1323} shall commit whoredom{H2181}{(H8799)}, and your spouses{H3618} shall commit adultery{H5003}{(H8762)}. 14 I will not punish{H6485}{(H8799)} your daughters{H1323} when they commit whoredom{H2181}{(H8799)}, nor your spouses{H3618} when they commit adultery{H5003}{(H8762)}: for themselves are separated{H6504}{(H8762)} with whores{H2181}{(H8802)}, and they sacrifice{H2076}{(H8762)} with harlots{H6948}: therefore the people{H5971} that doth not understand{H995}{(H8799)} shall fall{H3832}{(H8735)}.