New American Standard Bible 2020

Exodus 32:11-32

11ThenMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872pleadedוַיְחַ֣לvay.ChalH2470with the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavH430,and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,whyלָמָ֤הla.MahH4100does Your angerאַפְּךָ֙'a.pe.KhaH639burnיֶחֱרֶ֤הye.che.RehH2734against Your peopleבְּעַמֶּ֔ךָbe.'a.Me.khaH5971whomאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834You have broughtH3318outH3318from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714with greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419powerבְּכֹ֥חַbe.Kho.achH3581and with a mightyחֲזָקָֽה׃cha.za.KahH2389handוּבְיָ֥דu.ve.YadH3027?

12Whyלָמָּה֩la.MahH4100shouldthe EgyptiansH4714talkיֹאמְר֨וּyo.me.RuH559,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, ‘With evilH7463motivesHe broughtH3318them outH3318,to killלַהֲרֹ֤גla.ha.RogH2026them on the mountainsבֶּֽהָרִ֔יםbe.ha.RimH2022and to destroyוּ֨לְכַלֹּתָ֔םu.le.kha.lo.TamH3615them from the faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָֽאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127’?Turnשׁ֚וּבShuvH7725from Your burningמֵחֲר֣וֹןme.cha.RonH2740angerאַפֶּ֔ךָ'a.Pe.khaH639and relentוְהִנָּחֵ֥םve.hi.na.ChemH5162of doingharmH7463to Your peopleלְעַמֶּֽךָ׃le.'a.Me.khaH5971.

13Rememberזְכֹ֡רze.KhorH2142Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָם֩le.'av.ra.HamH85,Isaacלְיִצְחָ֨קle.yitz.ChakH3327,and Israelוּלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לu.le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,Your servantsעֲבָדֶ֗יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650to whomאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Yousworeנִשְׁבַּ֣עְתָּnish.Ba'.taH7650by Yourself, and saidוַתְּדַבֵּ֣רva.te.da.BerH1696to them, ‘I willmultiplyאַרְבֶּה֙'ar.BehH7235yourdescendantsזַרְעֲכֶ֔םzar.'a.KhemH2233as the starsכְּכוֹכְבֵ֖יke.chokh.VeiH3556of the heavensהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thisH2088landהָאָ֨רֶץha.'A.retzH776of whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I have spokenאָמַ֗רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559I will giveאֶתֵּן֙'e.TenH5414to yourdescendantsלְזַרְעֲכֶ֔םle.zar.'a.KhemH2233,and they shall inheritוְנָחֲל֖וּve.na.cha.LuH5157itforeverלְעֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.’”

14So the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068relentedוַיִּנָּ֖חֶםvai.yi.Na.chemH5162of the harmH7463whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He saidדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696He would doלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213to His peopleלְעַמּֽוֹ׃ פle.'a.MoH5971.

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 isa soundק֥וֹלKolH6963of warמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421in the campבַּֽמַּחֲנֶה׃Ba.ma.cha.nehH4264.”

18But he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “It is not the soundקוֹל֙kOlH6963of the cryH6031of victoryגְּבוּרָ֔הge.vu.RahH1369,NorH369is it the soundק֖וֹלKolH6963of the cryH6031of defeatחֲלוּשָׁ֑הcha.lu.ShahH2476;But I hearשֹׁמֵֽעַ׃sho.Me.a'H8085the soundק֣וֹלKolH6963of singingH6031.”

19And it cameH1961aboutH1961,asH3512soonH3512asH3512Moses approachedקָרַב֙ka.RavH7126the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264, thathe sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200the calfהָעֵ֖גֶלha.'E.gelH5695and the peopledancingוּמְחֹלֹ֑תu.me.cho.LotH4246;and Moses’מֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872angerאַ֣ף'afH639burnedוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734, andhe threwוַיַּשְׁלֵ֤ךְvai.yash.LekhH7993the tabletsהַלֻּחֹ֔תha.lu.ChotH3871from his handsמִיָּדָיו֙mi.ya.dovH3027and shatteredH7665them toH7665piecesH7665atH8478theH8478footH8478ofH8478the mountainהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022.

20Thenhe tookוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947the calfהָעֵ֨גֶלha.'E.gelH5695whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834they had madeעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213and completelyH8313burnedוַיִּשְׂרֹ֣ףvai.yis.RofH8313itwith fireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784,and groundוַיִּטְחַ֖ןvai.yit.ChanH2912it to powderאֲשֶׁר־ דָּ֑ק'a.Sher- DakH834 H1854,and scatteredוַיִּ֙זֶר֙vai.Yi.zerH2219it overעַל־'al-H5921the surfaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the waterהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325and madeH8248the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478drinkוַיַּ֖שְׁקְvai.YashkH8248it.

21Then Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175, “Whatמֶֽה־meh-H4100did thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971doעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213to you, that you have broughtהֵבֵ֥אתָhe.Ve.taH935sucha greatגְדֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419sinחֲטָאָ֥הcha.ta.'AhH2401upon them?”

22And Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Do not let the angerאַ֖ף'afH639of my lordאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113burnיִ֥חַרYi.charH2734;you knowיָדַ֣עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971yourselfאַתָּה֙'a.TahH859, that they areprone to evilבְרָ֖עve.Ra'H7451.

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.SherH834broughtH5927us upH5927from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714--we do not knowיָדַ֖עְנוּya.Da'.nuH3045whatמֶה־meh-H4100happenedהָ֥יָהHa.yahH1961to him.’

24So I saidוָאֹמַ֤רva.'o.MarH559to them, ‘Whoeverלְמִ֣יle.MiH4310has any goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091,let them tearהִתְפָּרָ֖קוּhit.pa.Ra.kuH6561it offH6561.’Then they gaveוַיִּתְּנוּ־vai.yi.te.nu-H5414it to me, andI threwוָאַשְׁלִכֵ֣הוּva.'ash.li.Khe.huH7993it into the fireבָאֵ֔שׁva.'EshH784,and outH3318cameH3318thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088calfהָעֵ֥גֶלha.'E.gelH5695.”

25Now when Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872sawוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200that the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971wereH6544outH6544ofH6544controlH6544--for Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175had let themgetH6544outH6544ofH6544controlH6544to the point of beingan objectH8103ofH8103ridiculeH8103amongtheir enemiesבְּקָמֵיהֶֽם׃be.ka.mei.HemH6965--

26Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872then stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֤דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975at 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.

27And he saidH559to them, “ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saysH1696: ‘EveryH376manH376of youputשִׂ֥ימוּSi.muH7760his swordחַרְבּ֖וֹchar.BoH2719on his thighיְרֵכ֑וֹye.re.KhoH3409,and goH5674 H7725backH7725and 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.”

30And on 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.LehH5927upH5927to the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;perhapsאוּלַ֥י'u.LaiH194I canmakeH3722atonementH3722for your sinחַטַּאתְכֶֽם׃cha.tat.KhemH2403.”

31Then Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872returnedוַיָּ֧שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “Ohאָ֣נָּ֗א'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, very well;but ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518not, pleaseנָ֔אNa'H4994wipeמְחֵ֣נִיme.Che.niH4229me outH4229from Yourbookמִֽסִּפְרְךָ֖mi.sif.re.KhaH5612whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834You have writtenכָּתָֽבְתָּ׃ka.Ta.ve.taH3789!”

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