New American Standard Bible 2020

Exodus 32:20-23

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.’

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