Judges 8:32

And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the sepulchre of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Gideon	גִּדְע֥וֹן gid.'on	H1439	Gidon · proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶּן ben-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Joash	יוֹאָ֖שׁ yo.'Ash	H3101	Joash · proper noun, a man's name
died	וַיָּ֛מָת vai.Ya.mot	H4191	to die (literally or figuratively) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
good	טוֹבָ֑ה to.Vah	H2896	good (as an adjective) in the widest sense · adjective, feminine singular absolute
age	בְּשֵׂיבָ֣ה be.sei.Vah	H7872	old age · preposition + noun, common feminine singular absolute
buried	וַיִּקָּבֵ֗ר vai.yi.ka.Ver	H6912	to inter · conjunction + verb, niphal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
sepulchre	בְּקֶ֙בֶר֙ be.Ke.ver	H6913	a sepulchre · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
Joash	יוֹאָ֣שׁ yo.'Ash	H3101	Joash · proper noun, a man's name
father	אָבִ֔יו 'a.Viv	H1	father · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
Ophrah	בְּעָפְרָ֖ה be.'a.fe.Rah	H6084	Ophrah · preposition + proper noun, a place name
Abi-ezrites	אֲבִ֥י 'a.Vi	H33	an Abiezrite or descendant of Abiezer · noun, gentilic masculine singular construct

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Cross-references

Genesis 25:8 Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people.
Genesis 15:15 And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.
Judges 6:24 Then Gideon built an altar there unto the LORD, and called it Jehovah-shalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abi-ezrites.
Job 5:26 Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in his season.
Job 42:17 So Job died, being old and full of days.
Joshua 24:29-30 And it came to pass after these things, that Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died, being an hundred and ten years old.
Judges 8:27 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…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 8:29–end

We have here the conclusion of the story of Gideon. 1. He lived privately, Jdg 8:29. He was not puffed up with his great honours, did not covet a palace or castle to dwell in, but retired to the house he had lived in before his elevation. Thus that brave Roman Who was called from the plough upon a sudden occasion to command the army when the action was over returned to his plough again. 2. His family was multiplied. He had many wives (therein he transgressed the law); by them he had seventy sons (Jdg 8:30), but by a concubine he had one whom he named Abimelech (which signifies, my father a king), that proved the ruin of his family, Jdg 8:31. 3. He died in honour, in a good old age, when he h…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 8:28

MIDIAN SUBDUED. (Jdg 8:28) Thus was Midian subdued before the children of Israel--This invasion of the Arab hordes into Canaan was as alarming and desolating as the irruption of the Huns into Europe. It was the severest scourge ever inflicted upon Israel; and both it and the deliverance under Gideon lived for centuries in the minds of the people (Psa 83:11). Next: Judges Chapter 9

John Gill on Judges 8:32

And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age,.... Having lived it seems forty years after his war with Midian, blessed with a large family, much wealth and riches, great credit and esteem among his people, and in favour with God and men: and was buried in the sepulchre of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abiezrites; a city which belonged to the family of the Abiezrites, who were of the tribe of Manasseh, in which Gideon lived, and his father before him; and where there was a family vault, in which he was interred. In the days of this judge it is supposed (m) was the famous expedition of the Argonauts to Colchis, to fetch from thence the golden fleece. (m) Gerard. Voss Chronolog. Sa…

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Keil & Delitzsch on Judges 8:28-32

Dictionary and topics

Ophrah — A fawn. 1 Chr. 4:14. (1.) A city of Benjamin (Josh. 18:23); probably identical with Ephron (2 Chr. 13:19) and Ephraim (John 11:54). (2.) “Of the Abi-ezrites.” A city of Manasseh, 6 miles south-west…
Tombs — Of the Hebrews were generally excavated in the solid rock, or were natural caves. Mention is made of such tombs in Judg. 8:32; 2 Sam. 2:32; 2 Kings 9:28; 23:30. They were sometimes made in gardens (2…
Zebah — Man-killer, or sacrifice, one of the two kings who led the vast host of the Midianites who invaded the land of Israel, and over whom Gideon gained a great and decisive victory (Judg. 8). Zebah and…
Gideon · General references — General references
Joash · 3. Father of Gi — 3. Father of Gi
Ophrah · Gi — Gi

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 8:29–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 8:28

John Gill on Judges 8:32

Keil & Delitzsch on Judges 8:28-32

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Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 8:29–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 8:28

John Gill on Judges 8:32

Keil & Delitzsch on Judges 8:28-32

Dictionary and topics

Rashi on Judges 8:27