New American Standard Bible 2020

Exodus 32:4-19

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.

8They have quicklyמַהֵ֗רma.HerH4118turnedH5493asideסָ֣רוּSa.ruH5493from the wayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I commandedצִוִּיתִ֔םtzi.vi.TimH6680them.They have madeעָשׂ֣וּ'a.SuH6213for themselves a castH4541metalמַסֵּכָ֑הma.se.KhahH4541calfעֵ֖גֶל'E.gelH5695,and have worshipedH2331it andhave sacrificedוַיִּזְבְּחוּ־vai.yiz.be.chu-H2076to it and 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!’”

9Then the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872, “I have seenרָאִ֙יתִי֙ra.'I.tiH7200thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009, they arean obstinateקְשֵׁה־ עֹ֖רֶףke.sheh- 'O.refH7186 H6203peopleעַם־'am-H5971.

10So nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258leaveהַנִּ֣יחָהha.Ni.chahH5117Me aloneH5117,that My angerאַפִּ֥י'a.PiH639may burnוְיִֽחַר־ve.yi.char-H2734against them and that I may destroyוַאֲכַלֵּ֑םva.'a.kha.LemH3615them; andI will makeוְאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֥הve.'e.'e.SehH6213of you a greatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419nationלְג֥וֹיle.GoyH1471.”

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.

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