Berean Standard Bible

Exodus 32:1-4

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!”

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