New American Standard Bible 1995
Exodus 32:19-35
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.
20He tookוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947the calfהָעֵ֨גֶלha.'E.gelH5695whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834they had madeעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213and burnedוַיִּשְׂרֹ֣ףvai.yis.RofH8313itwith fireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784,and groundוַיִּטְחַ֖ןvai.yit.ChanH2912it to powderאֲשֶׁר־ דָּ֑ק'a.Sher- DakH834H1854,and scatteredוַיִּ֙זֶר֙vai.Yi.zerH2219it overעַל־'al-H5921the surfaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the waterהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325and made the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478drinkוַיַּ֖שְׁקְvai.YashkH8248it.
23Forthey saidוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559to me, ‘Makeעֲשֵׂה־'a.seh-H6213a godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430for us whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834will goיֵלְכ֖וּye.le.KhuH1980beforeלְפָנֵ֑ינוּle.fa.Nei.nuH6440us; for thisזֶ֣ה׀zehH2088Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872,the manהָאִ֗ישׁha.'IshH376whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834broughtהֶֽעֱלָ֙נוּ֙he.'e.La.nuH5927us up from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,we do not knowיָדַ֖עְנוּya.Da'.nuH3045whatמֶה־meh-H4100has becomeהָ֥יָהHa.yahH1961of him.’
24I saidוָאֹמַ֤רva.'o.MarH559to them, ‘Whoeverלְמִ֣יle.MiH4310has any goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091,let them tearהִתְפָּרָ֖קוּhit.pa.Ra.kuH6561it offH6561.’So they gaveוַיִּתְּנוּ־vai.yi.te.nu-H5414it to me, andI threwוָאַשְׁלִכֵ֣הוּva.'ash.li.Khe.huH7993it into the fireבָאֵ֔שׁva.'EshH784,and out cameוַיֵּצֵ֖אvai.ye.Tze'H3318thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088calfהָעֵ֥גֶלha.'E.gelH5695.”
26then Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֤דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975in the gateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179of the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whoeverמִ֥יmiH4310is for the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068, cometo me!” And allכָּל־kol-H3605the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Leviלֵוִֽי׃le.ViH3878gatheredוַיֵּאָסְפ֥וּvai.ye.'a.se.FuH622together to him.
27He saidH559to them, “Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysH1696the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, ‘EveryH376manH376of youputשִׂ֥ימוּSi.muH7760his swordחַרְבּ֖וֹchar.BoH2719upon his thighיְרֵכ֑וֹye.re.KhoH3409,and goH5674H7725backH7725and forthH5674from gateמִשַּׁ֤עַרmi.Sha.'arH8179to gateלָשַׁ֙עַר֙la.Sha.'arH8179in the campבַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הba.ma.cha.NehH4264,and killוְהִרְג֧וּve.hir.GuH2026everyH376manH376his brotherאָחִ֛יו'a.ChivH251,and everyH376manH376his friendרֵעֵ֖הוּre.'E.huH7453,and everyH376manH376hisneighborH7453.’”
28Sothe sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Leviלֵוִ֖יle.ViH3878didוַיַּֽעֲשׂ֥וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213as Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872instructedכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697,and about threeכִּשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתkish.Lo.shetH7969thousandאַלְפֵ֖י'al.FeiH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376of the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971fellוַיִּפֹּ֤לvai.yi.PolH5307that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117.
29Then Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Dedicateמִלְא֨וּmil.'UH4390yourselvesיֶדְכֶ֤םyed.KhemH3027todayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068--for everyH376manH376has been against his sonבִּבְנ֖וֹbiv.NoH1121and against his brotherוּבְאָחִ֑יוu.ve.'a.ChivH251--in order that He may bestowוְלָתֵ֧תve.la.TetH5414a blessingבְּרָכָֽה׃be.ra.KhahH1293upon you todayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117.”
30On the nextמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283dayH4283Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, “You yourselvesH864havecommittedחֲטָאתֶ֖םcha.ta.TemH2398a greatגְדֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419sinחֲטָאָ֣הcha.ta.'AhH2401;and nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258I am goingאֶֽעֱלֶ֣ה'e.'e.LehH5927up to the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,perhapsאוּלַ֥י'u.LaiH194I canmakeH3722atonementH3722for your sinחַטַּאתְכֶֽם׃cha.tat.KhemH2403.”
31Then Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872returnedוַיָּ֧שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “Alasאָ֣נָּ֗א'a.Na'H577,thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971hascommittedחָטָ֞אcha.Ta'H2398a greatגְדֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419sinחֲטָאָ֣הcha.ta.'AhH2401,and they have madeוַיַּֽעֲשׂ֥וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213agodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of goldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091for themselves.
32But nowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258,ifאִם־'im-H518You will, forgiveתִּשָּׂ֣אti.Sa'H5375their sinחַטָּאתָ֑םcha.ta.TamH2403--and ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518not, pleaseנָ֔אNa'H4994blotמְחֵ֣נִיme.Che.niH4229me out from Yourbookמִֽסִּפְרְךָ֖mi.sif.re.KhaH5612whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834You have writtenכָּתָֽבְתָּ׃ka.Ta.ve.taH3789!”
34But goלֵ֣ךְ׀lekhH1980nowוְעַתָּ֞הve.'a.TahH6258,leadנְחֵ֣הne.ChehH5148the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971whereאֶ֤ל אֲשֶׁר־'el 'a.Sher-H413H834I toldדִּבַּ֙רְתִּי֙di.Bar.tiH1696you. Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,My angelמַלְאָכִ֖יmal.'a.KhiH4397shall goיֵלֵ֣ךְye.LekhH1980beforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440you; neverthelessin the dayוּבְי֣וֹםu.ve.YomH3117when Ipunishפָּקְדִ֔יpa.ke.DiH6485, I willpunishוּפָקַדְתִּ֥יu.fa.kad.TiH6485them for their sinחַטָּאתָֽם׃cha.ta.TamH2403.”
Commentaries on Exodus 32
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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