Hakim-hakim 3:6

3:6 They took the Canaanites’ daughters as wives and gave their daughters to the Canaanites; ¹  they worshiped ²  their gods as well.

Hakim-hakim 8:27

8:27 Gideon used all this to make ³  an ephod, ⁴  which he put in his hometown of Ophrah. All the Israelites ⁵  prostituted themselves to it by worshiping it ⁶  there. It became a snare to Gideon and his family.

[3:6]  ¹ tn Heb “to their sons.”

[3:6]  ² tn Or “served”; or “followed” (this term occurs in the following verse as well).

[8:27]  ³ tn Heb “made it into.”

[8:27]  ⁴ sn In Exod 28:4-6 and several other texts an ephod is described as a priestly or cultic garment. In some cases an ephod is used to obtain a divine oracle (1 Sam 23:9; 30:7). Here the ephod is made of gold and is described as being quite heavy (70-75 lbs?). Some identify it as an idol, but it was more likely a cultic object fashioned in the form of a garment which was used for oracular purposes. For discussion of the ephod in the OT, see C. F. Burney, Judges, 236-43, and R. de Vaux, Ancient Israel, 349-52.

[8:27]  ⁵ tn Heb “Israel” (a collective singular).

[8:27]  ⁶ tn The words “by worshiping it” are supplied in the translation for clarity.