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## Ophrah ##
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See how you translated this in [Judges 6:11](../06/11.md).
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## all Israel prostituted themselves by worshiping it ##
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The worship of the ephod is compared to prostitution because like a prostitute gives pleasure to men who are not her husband to get money, the Israelites have given worship to something that is not their God to have success. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## It became a trap ##
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The worship of the ephod is compared to a trap because they thought it was good but it was harmful. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## they did not raise their heads up again ##
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To have a raised head is associated with having confidence. They did not have confidence in their ability to attack Israel and defeat them. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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## forty years ##
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"40 years" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
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## in the days of Gideon ##
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The life of Gideon is referred to by the days that made up his life. AT: "During the life of Gideon" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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