New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 32:15-19

15Then Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872turnedוַיִּ֜פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437and wentH3381downוַיֵּ֤רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381from the mountainהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022with the twoוּשְׁנֵ֛יu.she.NeiH8147tabletsלֻחֹ֥תlu.ChotH3871of the testimonyהָעֵדֻ֖תha.'e.DutH5715in his handבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,tabletsלֻחֹ֗תlu.ChotH3871which were writtenכְּתֻבִים֙ke.tu.VimH3789on bothמִשְּׁנֵ֣יmi.she.NeiH8147sidesעֶבְרֵיהֶ֔ם'ev.rei.HemH5676;they were writtenכְּתֻבִֽים׃ke.tu.VimH3789on oneמִזֶּ֥הmi.ZehH2088sideand the otherוּמִזֶּ֖הu.mi.ZehH2088.

16The tabletsוְהַ֨לֻּחֹ֔תve.Ha.lu.ChotH3871were God’sאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430workמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639,and the writingוְהַמִּכְתָּ֗בve.ha.mikh.TavH4385was God’sאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430writingמִכְתַּ֤בmikh.TavH4385engravedחָר֖וּתcha.RutH2801on the tabletsהַלֻּחֹֽת׃ha.lu.ChotH3871.

17Now when Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֧עvai.yish.Ma'H8085the soundק֥וֹלKolH6963of the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971as they shoutedבְּרֵע֑וֹbe.re.'OH7452,he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, “There is a soundק֥וֹלKolH6963of warמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421in the campבַּֽמַּחֲנֶה׃Ba.ma.cha.nehH4264.”

18But he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “It is not the soundקוֹל֙kOlH6963of the cryH6031of triumphגְּבוּרָ֔הge.vu.RahH1369,NorH369is it the soundק֖וֹלKolH6963of the cryH6031of defeatחֲלוּשָׁ֑הcha.lu.ShahH2476;But the soundק֣וֹלKolH6963of singingH6031I hearשֹׁמֵֽעַ׃sho.Me.a'H8085.”

19It cameוַֽיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961about, as soonH3512asMoses cameH7126nearH7126the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264, thathe sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200the calfהָעֵ֖גֶלha.'E.gelH5695and thedancingוּמְחֹלֹ֑תu.me.cho.LotH4246;and Moses’מֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872angerאַ֣ף'afH639burnedוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734, andhe threwוַיַּשְׁלֵ֤ךְvai.yash.LekhH7993the tabletsהַלֻּחֹ֔תha.lu.ChotH3871from his handsמִיָּדָיו֙mi.ya.dovH3027and shatteredוַיְשַׁבֵּ֥רvay.sha.BerH7665themat the footתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478of the mountainהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022.

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