וַיַּעַשׂ֩ אוֹת֨וֹ גִדְע֜וֹן לְאֵפ֗וֹד וַיַּצֵּ֨ג אוֹת֤וֹ בְעִירוֹ֙ בְּעָפְרָ֔ה וַיִּזְנ֧וּ כָֽל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל אַחֲרָ֖יו שָׁ֑ם וַיְהִ֛י לְגִדְע֥וֹן וּלְבֵית֖וֹ לְמוֹקֵֽשׁ׃
At ginawa iyon ni Gideon na isang efod, at inilagay niya ito sa kanyang lungsod, sa Ofra; at ang buong Israel ay naligaw roon sa pagsamba rito, at ito'y naging bitag kay Gideon at sa kanyang sambahayan.
Rashi
Gidon fashioned it into an apron as a memorial to the the great salvation, demonstrating how enormous their forces were, as the nose rings of their eminent men contained so much gold.
Rashi
All of Yisroel were perverted towards it after Gidon's demise.5But not during his lifetime. Gidon’s intentions were pure. (See Yalkut, 64.)