New American Standard Bible 1995
Exodus 32:11-32
11Then 1MosesH4872 entreatedH2470 the LordH3068 his GodH430, and saidH559, “O LordH3068, whyH4100 does Your angerH639 burnH2734 against Your peopleH5971 whomH834 You have broughtH3318 out from the landH776 of EgyptH4714 with greatH1419 powerH3581 and with a mightyH2389 handH3027? 12WhyH4100 should 2the EgyptiansH4714 speakH559, sayingH559, ‘With evilH7463 intent He broughtH3318 them out to killH2026 them in the mountainsH2022 and to destroyH3615 them from the faceH6440 of the earthH127’? TurnH7725 from Your burningH2740 angerH639 and changeH5162 Your mindH5162 aboutH5921 doing harmH7463 to Your peopleH5971. 13RememberH2142 AbrahamH85, IsaacH3327, and IsraelH3478, Your servantsH5650 to whomH834 You 3sworeH7650 by Yourself, and saidH1696 to them, ‘I will 4multiplyH7235 your 5descendantsH2233 as the starsH3556 of the heavensH8064, and 6allH3605 thisH2088 landH776 of whichH834 I have spokenH559 I will giveH5414 to your 7descendantsH2233, and they shall inheritH5157 it foreverH5769.’” 148So the LordH3068 changedH5162 His mindH5162 aboutH5921 the harmH7463 whichH834 He saidH1696 He would doH6213 to His peopleH5971.
159Then MosesH4872 turnedH6437 and wentH3381 downH3381 from the mountainH2022 with the twoH8147 tabletsH3871 of the testimonyH5715 in his handH3027, 10tabletsH3871 which were writtenH3789 on bothH8147 11sidesH5676; they were writtenH3789 on oneH2088 side and the otherH2088. 16The tabletsH3871 were God’sH430 workH4639, and the writingH4385 was God’sH430 writingH4385 engravedH2801 on the tabletsH3871. 17Now when JoshuaH3091 heardH8085 the soundH6963 of the peopleH5971 12as they shoutedH7452, he saidH559 to MosesH4872, “There is a soundH6963 of warH4421 in the campH4264.” 18But he saidH559, “It is not the soundH6963 of the cryH6031 of triumphH1369, NorH369 is it the soundH6963 of the cryH6031 of defeatH2476; But the soundH6963 of singingH6031 I hearH8085.” 19It cameH1961 about, as soonH3512 as 13Moses cameH7126 nearH7126 the campH4264, that 14he sawH7200 the calfH5695 and the dancingH4246; and Moses’H4872 angerH639 burnedH2734, and 15he threwH7993 the tabletsH3871 from his handsH3027 and shatteredH7665 them 16at the footH8478 of the mountainH2022. 2017He tookH3947 the calfH5695 whichH834 they had madeH6213 and burnedH8313 it with fireH784, and groundH2912 it to powderH834H1854, and scatteredH2219 it overH5921 the surfaceH6440 of the waterH4325 and made the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 drinkH8248 it.
21Then MosesH4872 saidH559 to AaronH175, “WhatH4100 did thisH2088 peopleH5971 doH6213 to you, that you have broughtH935 such greatH1419 sinH2401 upon them?” 22AaronH175 saidH559, “Do not let the angerH639 of my lordH113 burnH2734; you knowH3045 the peopleH5971 yourselfH859, 18that they are 19prone to evilH7451. 23For 20they saidH559 to me, ‘MakeH6213 21a godH430 for us whoH834 will goH1980 beforeH6440 us; for thisH2088 MosesH4872, the manH376 whoH834 broughtH5927 us up from the landH776 of EgyptH4714, we do not knowH3045 whatH4100 has becomeH1961 of him.’ 24I saidH559 to them, ‘WhoeverH4310 has any goldH2091, let them tearH6561 it offH6561.’ So they gaveH5414 it to me, and 22I threwH7993 it into the fireH784, and out cameH3318 thisH2088 calfH5695.”
25Now when MosesH4872 sawH7200 that the peopleH5971 were 23out of controlH6544--for AaronH175 had 24let them 25getH6544 out of controlH6544 to be a derisionH8103 among 26their enemiesH6965-- 26then MosesH4872 stoodH5975 in the gateH8179 of the campH4264, and saidH559, “WhoeverH4310 is for the LordH3068, come to me!” And allH3605 the sonsH1121 of LeviH3878 gatheredH622 together to him. 27He saidH559 to them, “ThusH3541 saysH1696 the LordH3068, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478, ‘EveryH376 manH376 of you putH7760 his swordH2719 upon his thighH3409, and goH5674H7725 backH7725 and forthH5674 from gateH8179 to gateH8179 in the campH4264, and killH2026 everyH376 manH376 his brotherH251, and everyH376 manH376 his friendH7453, and everyH376 manH376 his 27neighborH7453.’” 28So 28the sonsH1121 of LeviH3878 didH6213 29as MosesH4872 instructedH1697, and about threeH7969 thousandH505 menH376 of the peopleH5971 fellH5307 that dayH3117. 29Then MosesH4872 saidH559, “30DedicateH4390 yourselvesH3027 todayH3117 to the LordH3068--for everyH376 manH376 has been against his sonH1121 and against his brotherH251--in order that He may bestowH5414 a blessingH1293 upon you todayH3117.”
30On the nextH4283 dayH4283 MosesH4872 saidH559 to the peopleH5971, “31You yourselvesH864 have 32committedH2398 a greatH1419 sinH2401; and nowH6258 I am goingH5927 up to the LordH3068, perhapsH194 I can 33makeH3722 atonementH3722 for your sinH2403.” 31Then MosesH4872 returnedH7725 to the LordH3068, and saidH559, “AlasH577, thisH2088 peopleH5971 has 34committedH2398 a greatH1419 sinH2401, and they have madeH6213 35a 36godH430 of goldH2091 for themselves. 32But nowH6258, ifH518 You will, forgiveH5375 their sinH2403--and ifH518 not, pleaseH4994 blotH4229 me out from Your 37bookH5612 whichH834 You have writtenH3789!”
Notes
- 1. Exodus 32:11 Deut 9:18, 26 ↩
- 2. Exodus 32:12 Num 14:13-19; Deut 9:28; Josh 7:9 ↩
- 3. Exodus 32:13 Gen 22:16-18; Heb 6:13 ↩
- 4. Exodus 32:13 Gen 15:5; 26:4 ↩
- 5. Exodus 32:13 Lit seed ↩
- 6. Exodus 32:13 Gen 12:7; 13:15; 15:18; 17:8; 35:12; Ex 13:5, 11; 33:1 ↩
- 7. Exodus 32:13 Lit seed ↩
- 8. Exodus 32:14 Ps 106:45 ↩
- 9. Exodus 32:15 Deut 9:15 ↩
- 10. Exodus 32:15 Ex 31:18 ↩
- 11. Exodus 32:15 Lit their sides ↩
- 12. Exodus 32:17 Lit in its shouting ↩
- 13. Exodus 32:19 Lit he ↩
- 14. Exodus 32:19 Ex 32:6; Deut 9:16 ↩
- 15. Exodus 32:19 Deut 9:17 ↩
- 16. Exodus 32:19 Lit beneath ↩
- 17. Exodus 32:20 Deut 9:21 ↩
- 18. Exodus 32:22 Deut 9:24 ↩
- 19. Exodus 32:22 Lit in evil ↩
- 20. Exodus 32:23 Ex 32:1-4 ↩
- 21. Exodus 32:23 Or gods ↩
- 22. Exodus 32:24 Ex 32:4 ↩
- 23. Exodus 32:25 Lit let loose ↩
- 24. Exodus 32:25 1 Kin 12:28-30; 14:16 ↩
- 25. Exodus 32:25 Lit go loose ↩
- 26. Exodus 32:25 Lit those who rise against them ↩
- 27. Exodus 32:27 Or kin ↩
- 28. Exodus 32:28 Num 25:7-13; Deut 33:9 ↩
- 29. Exodus 32:28 Lit according to Moses’ word ↩
- 30. Exodus 32:29 Lit Fill your hand ↩
- 31. Exodus 32:30 1 Sam 12:20, 23 ↩
- 32. Exodus 32:30 Lit sinned ↩
- 33. Exodus 32:30 Num 25:13 ↩
- 34. Exodus 32:31 Lit sinned ↩
- 35. Exodus 32:31 Or gods ↩
- 36. Exodus 32:31 Ex 20:23 ↩
- 37. Exodus 32:32 Ps 69:28; Is 4:3; Dan 12:1; Mal 3:16, 17; Phil 4:3; Rev 3:5; 21:27 ↩
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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