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Exodus 32:11-32

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.

15Then Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872turnedוַיִּ֜פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437and went downוַיֵּ֤רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381מִן־min-H4480the mountainהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022with the twoוּשְׁנֵ֛יu.she.NeiH8147tabletsלֻחֹ֥תlu.ChotH3871of the Testimonyהָעֵדֻ֖תha.'e.DutH5715in his handsבְּיָד֑וֹ לֻחֹ֗תbe.ya.Do lu.ChotH3027 H3871.They were inscribedכְּתֻבִים֙ke.tu.VimH3789on bothמִשְּׁנֵ֣יmi.she.NeiH8147sidesעֶבְרֵיהֶ֔ם'ev.rei.HemH5676הֵ֥םhemH1992כְּתֻבִֽים׃ke.tu.VimH3789,frontמִזֶּ֥הmi.ZehH2088and backוּמִזֶּ֖הu.mi.ZehH2088.

16The tabletsוְהַ֨לֻּחֹ֔תve.Ha.lu.ChotH3871were the workמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים הֵ֑מָּה'E.lo.Him He.mahH430 H1992,and the writingוְהַמִּכְתָּ֗בve.ha.mikh.TavH4385wasthe writingמִכְתַּ֤בmikh.TavH4385of Godאֱלֹהִים֙ ה֔וּא'E.lo.Him Hu'H430 H1931,engravedחָר֖וּתcha.RutH2801onעַל־'al-H5921the tabletsהַלֻּחֹֽת׃ha.lu.ChotH3871.

17When Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091אֶת־'et-H853heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֧עvai.yish.Ma'H8085the soundק֥וֹלKolH6963of the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971shoutingבְּרֵע֑וֹbe.re.'OH7452,he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, “The soundק֥וֹלKolH6963of warמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421isin the campבַּֽמַּחֲנֶה׃Ba.ma.cha.nehH4264.”

18But Moses repliedוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559: “It is neitherאֵ֥ין'einH369the cryקוֹל֙ עֲנ֣וֹתkOl a.NotH6963 H6030of victoryגְּבוּרָ֔הge.vu.RahH1369norוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369the cryק֖וֹל עֲנ֣וֹתKol a.NotH6963 H6030of defeatחֲלוּשָׁ֑הcha.lu.ShahH2476;Iאָנֹכִ֖י'a.no.KhiH595hearשֹׁמֵֽעַ׃sho.Me.a'H8085the soundק֣וֹלKolH6963of singingעַנּ֔וֹתa.NotH6030!”

19וַֽיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961Asכַּאֲשֶׁ֤רka.'a.SherH834Mosesapproachedקָרַב֙ אֶל־ka.Rav 'el-H7126 H413the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264and sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200אֶת־'et-H853the calfהָעֵ֖גֶלha.'E.gelH5695and the dancingוּמְחֹלֹ֑תu.me.cho.LotH4246,heמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872burnedוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734with angerאַ֣ף'afH639and threwוַיַּשְׁלֵ֤ךְvai.yash.LekhH7993the tabletsהַלֻּחֹ֔תha.lu.ChotH3871out of his handsמִיָּדָיו֙mi.ya.dovH3027אֶת־'et-H853,shatteringוַיְשַׁבֵּ֥רvay.sha.BerH7665themאֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853at the base ofתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478the mountainהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022.

20Then he tookוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853the calfהָעֵ֨גֶלha.'E.gelH5695אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834they had madeעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213,burned itוַיִּשְׂרֹ֣ףvai.yis.RofH8313in the fireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784,groundוַיִּטְחַ֖ןvai.yit.ChanH2912ittoעַ֣ד'adH5704אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834powderדָּ֑קDakH1854,and scatteredוַיִּ֙זֶר֙vai.Yi.zerH2219the powderoverעַל־'al-H5921the faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the waterהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325.Then he forcedבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478to drinkוַיַּ֖שְׁקְvai.YashkH8248itאֶת־'et-H853.

21“Whatמֶֽה־meh-H4100did thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971doעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213to you,”Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙ אֶֽל־mo.Sheh 'el-H4872 H413askedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175, “thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588you have led themהֵבֵ֥אתָhe.Ve.taH935intoעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921so greatגְדֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419a sinחֲטָאָ֥הcha.ta.'AhH2401?”

22“Do notאַל־'al-H408be enragedיִ֥חַר אַ֖ףYi.char 'afH2734 H639,my lordאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113,”Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “Youאַתָּה֙'a.TahH859yourself knowיָדַ֣עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045אֶת־'et-H853that the peopleהָעָ֔ם כִּ֥יha.'Am kiH5971 H3588are intent on evilבְרָ֖ע הֽוּא׃ve.Ra' Hu'H7451 H1931.

23They toldוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559me, ‘Makeעֲשֵׂה־'a.seh-H6213usgodsאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834will goיֵלְכ֖וּye.le.KhuH1980before usלְפָנֵ֑ינוּle.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!’

24So I saidוָאֹמַ֤רva.'o.MarH559to them, ‘Whoeverלְמִ֣יle.MiH4310has goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091,let him take it offהִתְפָּרָ֖קוּhit.pa.Ra.kuH6561,’and they gave itוַיִּתְּנוּ־vai.yi.te.nu-H5414to me.And when I threw itוָאַשְׁלִכֵ֣הוּva.'ash.li.Khe.huH7993into the fireבָאֵ֔שׁva.'EshH784,out cameוַיֵּצֵ֖אvai.ye.Tze'H3318thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088calfהָעֵ֥גֶלha.'E.gelH5695!”

25Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872אֶת־'et-H853sawוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200that the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971were out of controlכִּ֥י פָרֻ֖עַ ה֑וּאki fa.Ru.a' Hu'H6544 H1931 H3588,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175had let them run wildפְרָעֹ֣הfe.ra.'OhH6544and become a laughingstockלְשִׁמְצָ֖הle.shim.TzahH8103to their enemiesבְּקָמֵיהֶֽם׃be.ka.mei.HemH6965.

26So Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֤דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975at the entranceבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179to the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whoeverמִ֥יmiH4310is for the LORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068,come to meאֵלָ֑י'e.LaiH413.”And allכָּל־kol-H3605the Levitesבְּנֵ֥י לֵוִֽי׃be.Nei le.ViH1121 H3878gatheredוַיֵּאָסְפ֥וּvai.ye.'a.se.FuH622around himאֵלָ֖יו'e.LavH413.

27He toldוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559them, “This is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559: ‘Each of you menאִישׁ־'ish-H376is to fastenשִׂ֥ימוּSi.muH7760his swordחַרְבּ֖וֹchar.BoH2719toעַל־'al-H5921his sideיְרֵכ֑וֹye.re.KhoH3409,go back and forthעִבְר֨וּ וָשׁ֜וּבוּ'iv.Ru va.Shu.vuH5674 H7725through the campבַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הba.ma.cha.NehH4264from gateמִשַּׁ֤עַרmi.Sha.'arH8179to gateלָשַׁ֙עַר֙la.Sha.'arH8179אִֽישׁ־'ish-H376אֶת־'et-H853,and slayוְהִרְג֧וּve.hir.GuH2026his brotherאָחִ֛יו וְאִ֥ישׁ'a.Chiv ve.'IshH251 H376אֶת־'et-H853,his friendרֵעֵ֖הוּ וְאִ֥ישׁre.'E.hu ve.'IshH7453 H376אֶת־'et-H853,and his neighborקְרֹבֽוֹ׃ke.ro.VoH7138.’”

28The Levitesבְנֵֽי־ לֵוִ֖יve.nei- le.ViH1121 H3878didוַיַּֽעֲשׂ֥וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213as Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872commandedכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697,and thatהַה֔וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117about threeכִּשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתkish.Lo.shetH7969thousandאַלְפֵ֖י'al.FeiH505אִֽישׁ׃'IshH376ofמִן־min-H4480the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971fell deadוַיִּפֹּ֤לvai.yi.PolH5307.

29Afterward, Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Todayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117you have been ordainedמִלְא֨וּmil.'UH4390for serviceיֶדְכֶ֤םyed.KhemH3027to the LORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,sinceכִּ֛יkiH3588each manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376went against his sonבִּבְנ֖וֹbiv.NoH1121and his brotherוּבְאָחִ֑יוu.ve.'a.ChivH251;so the LORD has bestowedוְלָתֵ֧תve.la.TetH5414a blessingבְּרָכָֽה׃be.ra.KhahH1293on youעֲלֵיכֶ֛ם'a.lei.KhemH5921this dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117.”

30וַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961The next dayמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, “Youאַתֶּ֥ם'a.TemH859have committedחֲטָאתֶ֖םcha.ta.TemH2398a greatגְדֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419sinחֲטָאָ֣הcha.ta.'AhH2401.Nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258I will go upאֶֽעֱלֶ֣ה'e.'e.LehH5927toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;perhapsאוּלַ֥י'u.LaiH194I can make atonementאֲכַפְּרָ֖ה'a.kha.pe.RahH3722forבְּעַ֥דbe.'AdH1157your sinחַטַּאתְכֶֽם׃cha.tat.KhemH2403.”

31So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872returnedוַיָּ֧שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “Ohאָ֣נָּ֗א'a.Na'H577,what a greatגְדֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419sinחֲטָאָ֣הcha.ta.'AhH2401theseהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971have committedחָטָ֞אcha.Ta'H2398!They have madeוַיַּֽעֲשׂ֥וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213godsאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of goldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091for themselves.

32Yet nowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258,ifאִם־'im-H518You would only forgiveתִּשָּׂ֣אti.Sa'H5375their sinחַטָּאתָ֑םcha.ta.TamH2403....But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518notאַ֕יִן'A.yinH369,pleaseנָ֔אNa'H4994blot meמְחֵ֣נִיme.Che.niH4229out of the bookמִֽסִּפְרְךָ֖mi.sif.re.KhaH5612thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834You have writtenכָּתָֽבְתָּ׃ka.Ta.ve.taH3789.”

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