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Exodus 32

1Andwhenthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971sawH7200thatMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872delayedבֹשֵׁ֥שׁvo.SheshH954tocomedownfromthemount,thepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971gatheredthemselvestogetheruntoAaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175,andsaidH559untohim,Up,makeעֲשֵׂה־'a.seh-H6213usgodsאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430,whichshallgoH5927beforeus;forasforthisMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872,themanהָאִ֗ישׁha.'IshH376thatbroughtH5927usupoutofthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,weknowיָדַ֖עְנוּya.Da'.nuH3045notwhatisbecomeH1961ofhim.

2AndAaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175saidH559untothem,Breakoffthegoldenringsנִזְמֵ֣יniz.MeiH5141,whichareintheearsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241ofyourwivesH802,ofyoursonsבְּנֵיכֶ֖םbe.nei.KhemH1121,andofyourdaughtersוּבְנֹתֵיכֶ֑םu.ve.no.tei.KhemH1323,andbringוְהָבִ֖יאוּve.ha.Vi.'uH935themuntome.

3Andallthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971brakeoffthegoldenringsנִזְמֵ֥יniz.MeiH5141whichwereintheirearsבְּאָזְנֵיהֶ֑םbe.'a.ze.nei.HemH241,andbroughtH935themuntoAaronאַהֲרֹֽן׃'a.ha.RonH175.

4AndhereceivedH3947itattheirhandמִיָּדָ֗םmi.ya.DamH3027,andfashioneditwithagravingtool,andmadeH6213itamoltencalfעֵ֣גֶל'E.gelH5695:andtheysaidH559,Thesearethygodsאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whichbroughtH5927theeupoutofthelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

5AndwhenAaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175sawH7200this,hebuiltH1129analtarמִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.achH4196beforeit;andAaronאַֽהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175madeproclamation,andsaidH559, To-morrowshallbeafeastH2282toJehovah.

6AndtheyroseH6965upearlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֙ימוּ֙vai.yash.Ki.muH7925onthemorrow,andofferedוַיַּעֲל֣וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927burnt-offerings,andbroughtH5927peace-offerings;andthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971satH3427downוַיֵּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427toeatלֶֽאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398andtodrinkוְשָׁת֔וֹve.sha.ToH8354,androseH6965uptoplay.

7AndJehovahspake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872,GoH5927,gettheedownרֵ֕דredH3381;forthypeopleעַמְּךָ֔'a.me.KhaH5971,thatthou broughtestupoutofthelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714,havecorruptedH7843themselves:

8theyhaveturnedH5493asideסָ֣רוּSa.ruH5493quicklyמַהֵ֗רma.HerH4118outofthewayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870whichIcommandedצִוִּיתִ֔םtzi.vi.TimH6680them:theyhavemadeH6213themamoltencalfעֵ֖גֶל'E.gelH5695,andhaveworshippedit,andhavesacrificedH2076untoit,andsaidH559,Thesearethygodsאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whichbroughtH5927theeupoutofthelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

9AndJehovahsaidH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872,IhaveseenH7200thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971,and,behold,itisastiffneckedpeopleעַם־'am-H5971:

10nowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258letmealone,thatmywrathmaywax hotagainstthem,andthatImayconsumethem:andIwillmakeוְאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֥הve.'e.'e.SehH6213oftheeagreatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419nationלְג֥וֹיle.GoyH1471.

11AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872besoughtJehovahhisGodאֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavH430,andsaidH559,Jehovah,whyלָמָ֤הla.MahH4100doth thywrathwax hotagainstthypeopleבְּעַמֶּ֔ךָbe.'a.Me.khaH5971,thatthou hastbroughtH3318forthH3318outofthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714withgreatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419powerandwithamightyH2389handוּבְיָ֥דu.ve.YadH3027?

12WhereforeshouldtheEgyptiansH4713speak,sayingH559,ForevilH7451didhebringH3318themforthH3318,toslayH2026theminthemountainsבֶּֽהָרִ֔יםbe.ha.RimH2022,andtoconsumethemfromthefaceH6440oftheearthH127?Turnשׁ֚וּבShuvH7725fromthyfiercewrath,andrepentofthisevilH7451againstthypeopleלְעַמֶּֽךָ׃le.'a.Me.khaH5971.

13Rememberזְכֹ֡רze.KhorH2142Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָם֩le.'av.ra.HamH85,Isaacלְיִצְחָ֨קle.yitz.ChakH3327,andIsraelוּלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לu.le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֗יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,towhomthou swarestbythineownself,andsaidst untothem,IwillmultiplyH7235yourseedH2233asthestarsכְּכוֹכְבֵ֖יke.chokh.VeiH3556ofheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andallthislandהָאָ֨רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatIhavespokenH1696ofwillIgiveאֶתֵּן֙'e.TenH5414untoyourseedH2233,andtheyshallinheritH5157itforeverלְעֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.

14AndJehovahrepentedH5162oftheevilH7451whichhesaidH1696hewoulddountohispeopleלְעַמּֽוֹ׃ פle.'a.MoH5971.

15AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872turnedוַיִּ֜פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437,andwentH3381downוַיֵּ֤רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381fromthemount,withthetwoH8147tablesofthetestimonyהָעֵדֻ֖תha.'e.DutH5715inhishandבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027; tablesthatwerewrittenH3789onboththeirsidesH5676;ontheoneH2088sideH5676andontheotherweretheywrittenH3789.

16Andthetablesweretheworkמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639ofGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430,andthewritingwasthewritingofGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430, gravenuponthetables.

17AndwhenJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091heardH8085thenoiseofthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971astheyshoutedבְּרֵע֑וֹbe.re.'OH7452,hesaidH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, ThereisanoiseofwarH4421inthecampבַּֽמַּחֲנֶה׃Ba.ma.cha.nehH4264.

18AndhesaidH559, ItisnotthevoiceH6963ofthemthatshoutformastery,neitherisitthevoiceH6963ofthemthatcryforbeingovercome;butthenoiseofthemthatsingH6030doIhearשֹׁמֵֽעַ׃sho.Me.a'H8085.

19Anditcametopass,assoonashecamenigh untothecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,thathesawH7200thecalfהָעֵ֖גֶלha.'E.gelH5695andthedancingוּמְחֹלֹ֑תu.me.cho.LotH4246:andMoses’מֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872angerאַ֣ף'afH639waxed hot,andhecastH7993thetablesoutofhishandsמִיָּדָיו֙mi.ya.dovH3027,andbrakethembeneaththemount.

20AndhetookH3947thecalfהָעֵ֨גֶלha.'E.gelH5695whichtheyhadmadeH6213,andburntitwithfireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784,andgroundittopowder,andstrewedituponthewaterהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,andmadeH6213thechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478drinkוַיַּ֖שְׁקְvai.YashkH8248ofit.

21AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872saidH559untoAaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175,Whatdidthispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971unto thee,thatthou hastbroughtH935agreatגְדֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419sinחֲטָאָ֥הcha.ta.'AhH2401uponthem?

22AndAaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175saidH559,Letnottheangerאַ֖ף'afH639ofmylordאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113wax hot: thou knowestthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,thattheyaresetonevilבְרָ֖עve.Ra'H7451.

23FortheysaidH559untome,Makeעֲשֵׂה־'a.seh-H6213usgodsאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430,whichshallgoH5927beforeus;forasforthisMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872,themanהָאִ֗ישׁha.'IshH376thatbroughtH5927usupoutofthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,weknowיָדַ֖עְנוּya.Da'.nuH3045notwhatisbecomeH1961ofhim.

24AndIsaidH559untothem, Whosoever hathanygoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091,letthembreakitoff:sotheygaveH5414itme;andIcastH7993itintothefireבָאֵ֔שׁva.'EshH784,andtherecameH3318outthiscalfהָעֵ֥גֶלha.'E.gelH5695.

25AndwhenMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872sawH7200thatthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971werebroken loose, (forAaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175hadletthemlooseforaderisionamongtheirenemies,)

26thenMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872stoodH5975inthegateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179ofthecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,andsaidH559, WhosoisonJehovah’s side, lethimcome untome.AndallthesonsH1121ofLeviלֵוִֽי׃le.ViH3878gatheredוַיֵּאָסְפ֥וּvai.ye.'a.se.FuH622themselvestogetheruntohim.

27AndhesaidH559untothem,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Putשִׂ֥ימוּSi.muH7760yeeverymanH376hisswordחַרְבּ֖וֹchar.BoH2719uponhisthighיְרֵכ֑וֹye.re.KhoH3409,andgoH7725toandfrofromgateמִשַּׁ֤עַרmi.Sha.'arH8179togateלָשַׁ֙עַר֙la.Sha.'arH8179throughoutthecampבַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הba.ma.cha.NehH4264,andslayH2026everymanH376hisbrotherאָחִ֛יו'a.ChivH251,andeverymanH376hiscompanionH7453,andeverymanH376hisneighborH7453.

28AndthesonsH1121ofLeviלֵוִ֖יle.ViH3878didaccordingtothewordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872:andtherefellH5307ofthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117aboutthreeכִּשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתkish.Lo.shetH7969thousandאַלְפֵ֖י'al.FeiH505menH376.

29AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872saidH559, Consecrateyourselvesto-daytoJehovah,yea,everymanH376againsthissonבִּבְנ֖וֹbiv.NoH1121,andagainsthisbrotherוּבְאָחִ֑יוu.ve.'a.ChivH251;thathemaybestowuponyouablessingthisdayH3117.

30Anditcametopassonthemorrow,thatMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872saidH559untothepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, YehavesinnedH2398agreatגְדֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419sinH2398:andnowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258Iwillgoאֶֽעֱלֶ֣ה'e.'e.LehH5927upuntoJehovah; peradventureIshallmakeatonementH3722foryoursinH2398.

31AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872returnedוַיָּ֧שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725untoJehovah,andsaidH559, Oh,thispeopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971havesinnedH2398agreatגְדֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419sinH2398,andhavemadeH6213themgodsאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofgoldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.

32YetnowH6258,ifthou wiltforgiveתִּשָּׂ֣אti.Sa'H5375theirsinחַטָּאתָ֑םcha.ta.TamH2403—;andifnot, blotme,Ipraythee,outofthybookמִֽסִּפְרְךָ֖mi.sif.re.KhaH5612whichthou hastwrittenH3789.

33AndJehovahsaidH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872, Whosoever hathsinnedH2398againstme,himwillIblotoutofmybookמִסִּפְרִֽי׃mi.sif.RiH5612.

34Andnowוְעַתָּ֞הve.'a.TahH6258go,leadנְחֵ֣הne.ChehH5148thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971untotheplaceofwhichIhavespokenדִּבַּ֙רְתִּי֙di.Bar.tiH1696unto thee:behold, mineangelמַלְאָכִ֖יmal.'a.KhiH4397shallgobeforethee;neverthelessinthedayוּבְי֣וֹםu.ve.YomH3117whenIvisitפָּקְדִ֔יpa.ke.DiH6485,Iwillvisitוּפָקַדְתִּ֥יu.fa.kad.TiH6485theirsinחַטָּאתָֽם׃cha.ta.TamH2403uponthem.

35AndJehovahsmotethepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,becausetheymadeH6213thecalfהָעֵ֔גֶלha.'E.gelH5695,whichAaronאַהֲרֹֽן׃ ס'a.ha.RonH175madeH6213.

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