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Exodus 32:1-24

1Andwhenthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971sawH7200thatMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872delayedבֹשֵׁ֥שׁvo.SheshH954tocomedownfromthemountainהָהָ֑רha.HarH2022,thepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971collectedtogethertoAaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175,andsaidH559tohim,Up,makeעֲשֵׂה־'a.seh-H6213usagodאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430,whowillgoH5927beforeus;forthisMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872,themanהָאִ֗ישׁha.'IshH376thathasbroughtH5927usupoutofthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, —wedonotknowיָדַ֖עְנוּya.Da'.nuH3045whatisbecomeH1961ofhim!

2AndAaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175saidH559tothem,Breakoffthegoldenringsנִזְמֵ֣יniz.MeiH5141thatareintheearsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241ofyourwivesH802,ofyoursonsבְּנֵיכֶ֖םbe.nei.KhemH1121,andofyourdaughtersוּבְנֹתֵיכֶ֑םu.ve.no.tei.KhemH1323,andbringוְהָבִ֖יאוּve.ha.Vi.'uH935[them]tome.

3Thenallthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971brokeoffthegoldenringsנִזְמֵ֥יniz.MeiH5141thatwereintheirearsבְּאָזְנֵיהֶ֑םbe.'a.ze.nei.HemH241,andbroughtH935[them]toAaronאַהֲרֹֽן׃'a.ha.RonH175.

4AndhetookH3947[them]outoftheirhandמִיָּדָ֗םmi.ya.DamH3027,andfashioneditwithachiselandmadeH6213ofitamoltencalfעֵ֣גֶל'E.gelH5695:andtheysaidH559,Thisisthygodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whohasbroughtH5927theeupoutofthelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714!

5AndAaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175sawH7200[it],andbuiltH1129analtarמִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.achH4196beforeit;andAaronאַֽהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175madeaproclamation,andsaidH559, To-morrowisafeastH2282toJehovah!

6AndtheyroseH6965upearlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֙ימוּ֙vai.yash.Ki.muH7925onthemorrow,andofferedוַיַּעֲל֣וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927upburnt-offerings,andbroughtH5927peace-offerings;andthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971satH3427downוַיֵּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427toeatלֶֽאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398andtodrinkוְשָׁת֔וֹve.sha.ToH8354,androseH6965uptosport.

7ThenJehovahsaidH1696toMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872,Away,goH5927down!forthypeopleעַמְּךָ֔'a.me.KhaH5971,whichthou hastbroughtH5927outofthelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714,isactingH7843corruptlyשִׁחֵ֣תshi.ChetH7843.

8TheyhaveturnedH5493asideסָ֣רוּSa.ruH5493quicklyמַהֵ֗רma.HerH4118outofthewayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870thatIcommandedצִוִּיתִ֔םtzi.vi.TimH6680them:theyhavemadeH6213themselvesamoltencalfעֵ֖גֶל'E.gelH5695,andhavebowedH7812downוַיִּשְׁתַּֽחֲווּ־vai.yish.ta.cha.vu-H7812toit,andhavesacrificedH2076thereunto,andsaidH559,Thisisthygodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whohasbroughtH5927theeupoutofthelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714!

9AndJehovahsaidH559toMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872,IseeH7200thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971,andbehold,itisastiff-neckedpeopleעַם־'am-H5971.

10AndnowH6258letmealone,thatmyangerאַפִּ֥י'a.PiH639mayburnוְיִֽחַר־ve.yi.char-H2734againstthem,andImayconsumethem;andIwillmakeוְאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֥הve.'e.'e.SehH6213oftheeagreatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419nationלְג֥וֹיle.GoyH1471.

11AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872besoughtJehovahhisGodאֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavH430,andsaidH559,Whyלָמָ֤הla.MahH4100,Jehovah, doth thywrathburnיֶחֱרֶ֤הye.che.RehH2734againstthypeopleבְּעַמֶּ֔ךָbe.'a.Me.khaH5971,whichthou hastbroughtH3318forthH3318outofthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714withgreatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419powerandwithastrongחֲזָקָֽה׃cha.za.KahH2389handוּבְיָ֥דu.ve.YadH3027?

12Whyלָמָּה֩la.MahH4100shouldtheEgyptiansH4713speak,andsayH559,FormisfortunehehasbroughtH3318themout,toslayH2026themonthemountainsבֶּֽהָרִ֔יםbe.ha.RimH2022,andtoannihilatethemfromthefaceH6440oftheearthH127?Turnשׁ֚וּבShuvH7725fromtheheatofthineangerאַפֶּ֔ךָ'a.Pe.khaH639,andrepentofthisevilH7451againstthypeopleלְעַמֶּֽךָ׃le.'a.Me.khaH5971!

13Rememberזְכֹ֡רze.KhorH2142Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָם֩le.'av.ra.HamH85,Isaacלְיִצְחָ֨קle.yitz.ChakH3327andIsraelוּלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לu.le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֗יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,towhomthou sworestbythyself,andsaidsttothem,IwillmultiplyH7235yourseedH2233asthestarsכְּכוֹכְבֵ֖יke.chokh.VeiH3556ofheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andallthislandהָאָ֨רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatIhavespokenH1696ofwillIgiveאֶתֵּן֙'e.TenH5414toyourseedH2233,andtheyshallpossessוְנָחֲל֖וּve.na.cha.LuH5157[it]foreverלְעֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769!

14AndJehovahrepentedH5162oftheevilH7451thathehadsaidH1696hewoulddotohispeopleלְעַמּֽוֹ׃ פle.'a.MoH5971.

15AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872turnedוַיִּ֜פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437andwentH3381downוַיֵּ֤רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381fromthemountainהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022, [with]thetwoH8147tablesofthetestimonyהָעֵדֻ֖תha.'e.DutH5715inhishandבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027— tableswrittenH3789onboththeirsidesH5676:onthissideH5676andonthatweretheywrittenH3789.

16Andthetables [were] God'sworkמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639,andthewritingwasGod'swriting, engravenonthetables.

17AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091heardH8085thenoiseofthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971astheyshoutedבְּרֵע֑וֹbe.re.'OH7452,andsaidH559toMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, ThereisashoutofwarH4421inthecampבַּֽמַּחֲנֶה׃Ba.ma.cha.nehH4264.

18AndhesaidH559, ItisnotthesoundH6963ofashoutofvictory,neitherisitthesoundH6963ofashoutofdefeat: itisthenoiseofalternate singingIhearשֹׁמֵֽעַ׃sho.Me.a'H8085.

19Anditcametopass,whenhecamenearthecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,andsawH7200thecalfהָעֵ֖גֶלha.'E.gelH5695andthedancingוּמְחֹלֹ֑תu.me.cho.LotH4246,thatMoses'angerאַ֣ף'afH639burnedוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734,andhecastH7993thetablesoutofhishandsמִיָּדָיו֙mi.ya.dovH3027,andshatteredH7665thembeneaththemountainהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022.

20AndhetookH3947thecalfהָעֵ֨גֶלha.'E.gelH5695thattheyhadmadeH6213,andburnedוַיִּשְׂרֹ֣ףvai.yis.RofH8313[it]withfireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784,andgroundittopowder,andstrewed [it]onthewaterהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,andmadeH6213thechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478drinkוַיַּ֖שְׁקְvai.YashkH8248[it].

21AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872saidH559toAaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175,Whathasthispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971donetothee,thatthou hastbroughtH935sogreatגְדֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419asinחֲטָאָ֥הcha.ta.'AhH2401onthem?

22AndAaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175saidH559,Letnottheangerאַ֖ף'afH639ofmylordאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113burnיִ֥חַרYi.charH2734! thou knowestthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,thattheyare[set]onmischief.

23AndtheysaidH559tome,Makeעֲשֵׂה־'a.seh-H6213usagodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430,whowillgoH5927beforeus;forthisMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872,themanהָאִ֗ישׁha.'IshH376thathasbroughtH5927usupoutofthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,wedonotknowיָדַ֖עְנוּya.Da'.nuH3045whatisbecomeH1961ofhim!

24AndIsaidH559tothem,Whohasgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091?Theybroke [it]off,andgaveH5414[it]me,andIcastH7993itintothefireבָאֵ֔שׁva.'EshH784,andtherecameH3318outthiscalfהָעֵ֥גֶלha.'E.gelH5695.

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