New American Standard Bible 2020

Exodus 32:31-34

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!”

33However, the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872, “Whoeverמִ֚י אֲשֶׁ֣רmi 'a.SherH4310 H834has sinnedחָֽטָא־cha.ta'-H2398against Me,I will wipeאֶמְחֶ֖נּוּ'em.Che.nuH4229him outH4229of My bookמִסִּפְרִֽי׃mi.sif.RiH5612.

34But goלֵ֣ךְ׀lekhH1980nowוְעַתָּ֞הve.'a.TahH6258,leadנְחֵ֣הne.ChehH5148the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971whereאֶ֤ל אֲשֶׁר־'el 'a.Sher-H413 H834I toldדִּבַּ֙רְתִּי֙di.Bar.tiH1696you. Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,My angelמַלְאָכִ֖יmal.'a.KhiH4397shall goיֵלֵ֣ךְye.LekhH1980beforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440you; neverthelesson the dayוּבְי֣וֹםu.ve.YomH3117when Ipunishפָּקְדִ֔יpa.ke.DiH6485, I willpunishוּפָקַדְתִּ֥יu.fa.kad.TiH6485them for their sinחַטָּאתָֽם׃cha.ta.TamH2403.”

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