New American Standard Bible 2020

Exodus 32:2-7

2Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Tearפָּֽרְקוּ֙pa.re.KuH6561offH6561the goldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091ringsנִזְמֵ֣יniz.MeiH5141whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834are in the earsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of your wivesנְשֵׁיכֶ֔םne.shei.KhemH802,your sonsבְּנֵיכֶ֖םbe.nei.KhemH1121,and your daughtersוּבְנֹתֵיכֶ֑םu.ve.no.tei.KhemH1323,and bringוְהָבִ֖יאוּve.ha.Vi.'uH935them to me.”

3So allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971toreH6561offH6561the goldהַזָּהָ֖בha.za.HavH2091ringsנִזְמֵ֥יniz.MeiH5141whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were in their earsבְּאָזְנֵיהֶ֑םbe.'a.ze.nei.HemH241and broughtוַיָּבִ֖יאוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935themto Aaronאַהֲרֹֽן׃'a.ha.RonH175.

4Then he tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947the gold from theirhandsמִיָּדָ֗םmi.ya.DamH3027,and fashionedוַיָּ֤צַרvai.Ya.tzarH6696it with an engravingH2747toolH2747and madeוַֽיַּעֲשֵׂ֖הוּvai.ya.'a.Se.huH6213it into acastH4541metalמַסֵּכָ֑הma.se.KhahH4541calfעֵ֣גֶל'E.gelH5695;and they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “Thisאֵ֤לֶּה'E.lehH428is your godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834broughtH5927you upH5927from the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.”

5Now when Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200this,he builtוַיִּ֥בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129an altarמִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.achH4196in frontלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440of it; and Aaronאַֽהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175madeH7121aH7121proclamationH7121and saidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559, “Tomorrowמָחָֽר׃ma.CharH4279shall bea feastחַ֥גchagH2282to the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068.”

6So the nextמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283dayH4283they gotH7925upH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֙ימוּ֙vai.yash.Ki.muH7925andofferedוַיַּעֲל֣וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927burntעֹלֹ֔ת'o.LotH5930offeringsH5930,and broughtוַיַּגִּ֖שׁוּvai.ya.Gi.shuH5066peaceשְׁלָמִ֑יםshe.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002; andthe peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971satH3427downוַיֵּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427to eatלֶֽאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398and to drinkוְשָׁת֔וֹve.sha.ToH8354,and gotH6965upH6965to engageH6711inH6711lewdH6711behaviorH6711.

7Then the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872, “Goלֶךְ־lekh-H1980downH3381at onceH3381,for your peopleעַמְּךָ֔'a.me.KhaH5971,whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you broughtH5927upH5927from the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714, havebehavedH7843corruptlyשִׁחֵ֣תshi.ChetH7843.

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