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Exodus 32:19-35

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.”

33The LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068repliedוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872, “Whoeverמִ֚יmiH4310אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834has sinnedחָֽטָא־cha.ta'-H2398against Me,I will blot outאֶמְחֶ֖נּוּ'em.Che.nuH4229of My bookמִסִּפְרִֽי׃mi.sif.RiH5612.

34Nowוְעַתָּ֞הve.'a.TahH6258goלֵ֣ךְ׀lekhH1980,leadנְחֵ֣הne.ChehH5148אֶת־'et-H853the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971toאֶ֤ל'elH413the placeאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I describedדִּבַּ֙רְתִּי֙di.Bar.tiH1696.Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,My angelמַלְאָכִ֖יmal.'a.KhiH4397shall goיֵלֵ֣ךְye.LekhH1980before youלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440.But on the dayוּבְי֣וֹםu.ve.YomH3117I settle accountsפָּקְדִ֔יpa.ke.DiH6485,I will punish themוּפָקַדְתִּ֥י עֲלֵיהֶ֖םu.fa.kad.Ti 'a.lei.HemH6485 H5921for their sinחַטָּאתָֽם׃cha.ta.TamH2403.”

35And the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853sent a plagueוַיִּגֹּ֥ףvai.yi.GofH5062on the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971because ofעַ֚ל'alH5921whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they had doneעָשׂ֣וּ'a.SuH6213אֶת־'et-H853with the calfהָעֵ֔גֶלha.'E.gelH5695thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Aaronאַהֲרֹֽן׃ ס'a.ha.RonH175had madeעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213.

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