New American Standard Bible 2020

Exodus 32:8-14

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.

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