וַיַּעַשׂ֩ אוֹת֨וֹ גִדְע֜וֹן לְאֵפ֗וֹד וַיַּצֵּ֨ג אוֹת֤וֹ בְעִירוֹ֙ בְּעָפְרָ֔ה וַיִּזְנ֧וּ כָֽל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל אַחֲרָ֖יו שָׁ֑ם וַיְהִ֛י לְגִדְע֥וֹן וּלְבֵית֖וֹ לְמוֹקֵֽשׁ׃
基甸用這些金子造了一件以弗得，安放在他的本城俄弗拉。以色列眾人都在那裡隨從它行邪淫，這件以弗得就成了基甸和他全家的網羅。
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.)