Berean Standard Bible

Exodus 32:1-14

1Now when the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872was delayedבֹשֵׁ֥שׁvo.SheshH954in coming downלָרֶ֣דֶתla.Re.detH3381fromמִן־min-H4480the mountainהָהָ֑רha.HarH2022,theyהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971gatheredוַיִּקָּהֵ֨לvai.yi.ka.HelH6950aroundעַֽל־'al-H5921Aaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175and saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559אֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413, “Comeק֣וּם׀kumH6965,makeעֲשֵׂה־'a.seh-H6213usgodsאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834will goיֵֽלְכוּ֙ye.le.KhuH1980before usלְפָנֵ֔ינוּle.fa.Nei.nuH6440.As forכִּי־ki-H3588thisזֶ֣ה׀zehH2088Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872הָאִ֗ישׁha.'IshH376whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834brought us upהֶֽעֱלָ֙נוּ֙he.'e.La.nuH5927out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,we do notלֹ֥אlo'H3808knowיָדַ֖עְנוּya.Da'.nuH3045whatמֶה־meh-H4100has happenedהָ֥יָהHa.yahH1961to him!”

2So Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175toldוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559themאֲלֵהֶם֙'a.le.HemH413, “Take offפָּֽרְקוּ֙pa.re.KuH6561the goldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091earringsנִזְמֵ֣יniz.MeiH5141thatאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834are onבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241your wivesנְשֵׁיכֶ֔םne.shei.KhemH802and sonsבְּנֵיכֶ֖םbe.nei.KhemH1121and daughtersוּבְנֹתֵיכֶ֑םu.ve.no.tei.KhemH1323,and bring themוְהָבִ֖יאוּve.ha.Vi.'uH935to meאֵלָֽי׃'e.LaiH413.”

3Then allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971אֶת־'et-H853took offוַיִּתְפָּֽרְקוּ֙vai.yit.pa.re.KuH6561their goldהַזָּהָ֖בha.za.HavH2091earringsנִזְמֵ֥יniz.MeiH5141אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834בְּאָזְנֵיהֶ֑םbe.'a.ze.nei.HemH241and brought themוַיָּבִ֖יאוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935toאֶֽל־'el-H413Aaronאַהֲרֹֽן׃'a.ha.RonH175.

4He tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947the goldfrom their handsמִיָּדָ֗םmi.ya.DamH3027,andוַיָּ֤צַרvai.Ya.tzarH6696with an engraving toolבַּחֶ֔רֶטba.Che.retH2747he fashionedוַֽיַּעֲשֵׂ֖הוּvai.ya.'a.Se.huH6213itאֹתוֹ֙'o.ToH853into a moltenמַסֵּכָ֑הma.se.KhahH4541calfעֵ֣גֶל'E.gelH5695.And they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “Theseאֵ֤לֶּה'E.lehH428,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,are your godsאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834brought you upהֶעֱל֖וּךָhe.'e.Lu.khaH5927out of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714!”

5When Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175saw thisוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200,he builtוַיִּ֥בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129an altarמִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.achH4196beforeלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440the calfand proclaimedוַיִּקְרָ֤א אַֽהֲרֹן֙ וַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yik.Ra' 'a.ha.Ron vai.yo.MarH7121 H175 H559: “Tomorrowמָחָֽר׃ma.CharH4279shall bea feastחַ֥גchagH2282to the LORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068.”

6So the next dayמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283they aroseוַיַּשְׁכִּ֙ימוּ֙vai.yash.Ki.muH7925,offeredוַיַּעֲל֣וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927burnt offeringsעֹלֹ֔ת'o.LotH5930,and presentedוַיַּגִּ֖שׁוּvai.ya.Gi.shuH5066peace offeringsשְׁלָמִ֑יםshe.la.MimH8002.And the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971sat downוַיֵּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427to eatלֶֽאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398and drinkוְשָׁת֔וֹve.sha.ToH8354and got upוַיָּקֻ֖מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965to indulge in revelryלְצַחֵֽק׃ פle.tza.ChekH6711.

7Then the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872, “Go down at onceלֶךְ־ רֵ֕דlekh- redH1980 H3381,forכִּ֚יkiH3588your peopleעַמְּךָ֔'a.me.KhaH5971,whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you brought upהֶעֱלֵ֖יתָhe.'e.Lei.taH5927out of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714,have corrupted themselvesשִׁחֵ֣תshi.ChetH7843.

8How quickly they haveמַהֵ֗רma.HerH4118turned asideסָ֣רוּSa.ruH5493fromמִן־min-H4480the wayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I commanded themצִוִּיתִ֔םtzi.vi.TimH6680!They have madeעָשׂ֣וּ'a.SuH6213for themselvesa moltenמַסֵּכָ֑הma.se.KhahH4541calfעֵ֖גֶל'E.gelH5695and have bowed downוַיִּשְׁתַּֽחֲווּ־vai.yish.ta.cha.vu-H7812to it.They have sacrificedוַיִּזְבְּחוּ־vai.yiz.be.chu-H2076to itand saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, ‘Theseאֵ֤לֶּה'E.lehH428,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,are your godsאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834brought you upהֶֽעֱל֖וּךָhe.'e.Lu.khaH5927out of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.’”

9The LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068also saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872, “I have seenרָאִ֙יתִי֙ra.'I.tiH7200אֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971,and theyהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931are indeedוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009a stiff-neckedקְשֵׁה־ עֹ֖רֶףke.sheh- 'O.refH7186 H6203peopleעַם־'am-H5971.

10Nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258leave Mealoneהַנִּ֣יחָהha.Ni.chahH5117,so that My angerאַפִּ֥י'a.PiH639may burnוְיִֽחַר־ve.yi.char-H2734against themand consume themוַאֲכַלֵּ֑םva.'a.kha.LemH3615.Then I will makeוְאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֥הve.'e.'e.SehH6213youאוֹתְךָ֖'ot.KhaH853into a greatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419nationלְג֥וֹיle.GoyH1471.”

11But Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872אֶת־'et-H853sought the favorוַיְחַ֣ל פְּנֵ֖יvay.Chal pe.NeiH2470 H6440of the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavH430,sayingוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “O LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,whyלָמָ֤הla.MahH4100does Your angerאַפְּךָ֙'a.pe.KhaH639burnיֶחֱרֶ֤הye.che.RehH2734against Your peopleבְּעַמֶּ֔ךָbe.'a.Me.khaH5971,whomאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834You broughtהוֹצֵ֙אתָ֙ho.Tze.taH3318out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714with greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419powerבְּכֹ֥חַbe.Kho.achH3581and a mightyחֲזָקָֽה׃cha.za.KahH2389handוּבְיָ֥דu.ve.YadH3027?

12Whyלָמָּה֩la.MahH4100should the Egyptians declareמִצְרַ֜יִםmitz.Ra.yimH559 H4713, ‘He brought them outהֽוֹצִיאָם֙ho.tzi.'AmH3318with evil intentבְּרָעָ֤הbe.ra.'AhH7451,to killלַהֲרֹ֤גla.ha.RogH2026themאֹתָם֙'o.TamH853in the mountainsבֶּֽהָרִ֔יםbe.ha.RimH2022and wipe themוּ֨לְכַלֹּתָ֔םu.le.kha.lo.TamH3615fromמֵעַ֖לme.'AlH5921the faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָֽאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127’?Turnשׁ֚וּבShuvH7725from Your fierceמֵחֲר֣וֹןme.cha.RonH2740angerאַפֶּ֔ךָ'a.Pe.khaH639and relentוְהִנָּחֵ֥םve.hi.na.ChemH5162from doingעַל־'al-H5921harmהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451to Your peopleלְעַמֶּֽךָ׃le.'a.Me.khaH5971.

13Rememberזְכֹ֡רze.KhorH2142Your servantsעֲבָדֶ֗יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָם֩le.'av.ra.HamH85,Isaacלְיִצְחָ֨קle.yitz.ChakH3327,and Israelוּלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לu.le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, towhomאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834You sworeנִשְׁבַּ֣עְתָּnish.Ba'.taH7650by Your very selfwhen You declaredוַתְּדַבֵּ֣ר אֲלֵהֶ֔םva.te.da.Ber 'a.le.HemH1696 H413, ‘I will make your descendantsזַרְעֲכֶ֔םzar.'a.KhemH2233as numerousאַרְבֶּה֙'ar.BehH7235אֶֽת־'et-H853as the starsכְּכוֹכְבֵ֖יke.chokh.VeiH3556in the skyהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and I will giveאֶתֵּן֙'e.TenH5414your descendantsלְזַרְעֲכֶ֔םle.zar.'a.KhemH2233allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thisהַזֹּ֜אתha.ZotH2063landהָאָ֨רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I have promisedאָמַ֗רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559,and it shall be their inheritanceוְנָחֲל֖וּve.na.cha.LuH5157foreverלְעֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.’”

14So the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068relentedוַיִּנָּ֖חֶםvai.yi.Na.chemH5162fromעַל־'al-H5921the calamityהָ֣רָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He had threatenedדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696to bringלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213on His peopleלְעַמּֽוֹ׃ פle.'a.MoH5971.

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