Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 32:1-14

1And when the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872delayedבֹשֵׁ֥שׁvo.SheshH954to come downלָרֶ֣דֶתla.Re.detH3381out of the mountהָהָ֑רha.HarH2022,the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971gathered themselves togetherוַיִּקָּהֵ֨לvai.yi.ka.HelH6950unto Aaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175,and saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto him, Upק֣וּם׀kumH6965,makeעֲשֵׂה־'a.seh-H6213us godsאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430,which shall goH3212beforeלְפָנֵ֔ינוּle.fa.Nei.nuH6440us; for as forthis Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872,the manהָאִ֗ישׁha.'IshH376that broughtהֶֽעֱלָ֙נוּ֙he.'e.La.nuH5927us up out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,we wotיָדַ֖עְנוּya.Da'.nuH3045not what is become of him.

2And Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Break offפָּֽרְקוּ֙pa.re.KuH6561the goldenהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091earringsנִזְמֵ֣יniz.MeiH5141, which arein the earsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of your wivesנְשֵׁיכֶ֔םne.shei.KhemH802,of your sonsבְּנֵיכֶ֖םbe.nei.KhemH1121,and of your daughtersוּבְנֹתֵיכֶ֑םu.ve.no.tei.KhemH1323,and bringוְהָבִ֖יאוּve.ha.Vi.'uH935them unto me.

3And all the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971brake offוַיִּתְפָּֽרְקוּ֙vai.yit.pa.re.KuH6561the goldenהַזָּהָ֖בha.za.HavH2091earringsנִזְמֵ֥יniz.MeiH5141which werein their earsבְּאָזְנֵיהֶ֑םbe.'a.ze.nei.HemH241,and broughtוַיָּבִ֖יאוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935themunto Aaronאַהֲרֹֽן׃'a.ha.RonH175.

4And he receivedוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947themat their handמִיָּדָ֗םmi.ya.DamH3027,and fashionedוַיָּ֤צַרvai.Ya.tzarH6696it with a graving toolבַּחֶ֔רֶטba.Che.retH2747,after he had madeוַֽיַּעֲשֵׂ֖הוּvai.ya.'a.Se.huH6213it a moltenמַסֵּכָ֑הma.se.KhahH4541calfעֵ֣גֶל'E.gelH5695:and they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, These bethy godsאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,which broughtהֶעֱל֖וּךָhe.'e.Lu.khaH5927thee up out of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

5And when Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200it,he builtוַיִּ֥בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129an altarמִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.achH4196beforeלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440it; and Aaronאַֽהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175made proclamationוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121,and saidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559,To morrowמָחָֽר׃ma.CharH4279isa feastחַ֥גchagH2282to Yhwhלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068.

6And they rose up earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֙ימוּ֙vai.yash.Ki.muH7925on the morrowמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283,and offeredוַיַּעֲל֣וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927burnt offeringsעֹלֹ֔ת'o.LotH5930,and broughtוַיַּגִּ֖שׁוּvai.ya.Gi.shuH5066peace offeringsשְׁלָמִ֑יםshe.la.MimH8002;and the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971satוַיֵּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427down to eatלֶֽאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398and to drinkוְשָׁת֔וֹve.sha.ToH8354,and rose upוַיָּקֻ֖מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965to playלְצַחֵֽק׃ פle.tza.ChekH6711.

7And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872,GoH3212,get thee downרֵ֕דredH3381;for thy peopleעַמְּךָ֔'a.me.KhaH5971,which thou broughtestהֶעֱלֵ֖יתָhe.'e.Lei.taH5927out of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714,have corruptedשִׁחֵ֣תshi.ChetH7843themselves:

8They have turnedסָ֣רוּSa.ruH5493aside quicklyמַהֵ֗רma.HerH4118out of the wayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870which I commandedצִוִּיתִ֔םtzi.vi.TimH6680them: they have madeעָשׂ֣וּ'a.SuH6213them a moltenמַסֵּכָ֑הma.se.KhahH4541calfעֵ֖גֶל'E.gelH5695,and have worshippedוַיִּשְׁתַּֽחֲווּ־vai.yish.ta.cha.vu-H7812it, and have sacrificedוַיִּזְבְּחוּ־vai.yiz.be.chu-H2076thereunto, and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, These bethy godsאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,which have brought thee upהֶֽעֱל֖וּךָhe.'e.Lu.khaH5927out of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

9And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872,I have seenרָאִ֙יתִי֙ra.'I.tiH7200this peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971, and, behold, it isa stiffneckedקְשֵׁה־ עֹ֖רֶףke.sheh- 'O.refH6203 H7186peopleעַם־'am-H5971:

10Now therefore let me aloneH3240,that my wrathאַפִּ֥י'a.PiH639may wax hotוְיִֽחַר־ve.yi.char-H2734against them, and that I may consumeוַאֲכַלֵּ֑םva.'a.kha.LemH3615them: and I will makeוְאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֥הve.'e.'e.SehH6213of thee a greatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419nationלְג֥וֹיle.GoyH1471.

11And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872besoughtוַיְחַ֣ל פְּנֵ֖יvay.Chal pe.NeiH6440 H2470Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavH430,and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,why doth thy wrathאַפְּךָ֙'a.pe.KhaH639wax hotיֶחֱרֶ֤הye.che.RehH2734against thy peopleבְּעַמֶּ֔ךָbe.'a.Me.khaH5971,which thou hast brought forthהוֹצֵ֙אתָ֙ho.Tze.taH3318out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714with greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419powerבְּכֹ֥חַbe.Kho.achH3581,and with a mightyחֲזָקָֽה׃cha.za.KahH2389handוּבְיָ֥דu.ve.YadH3027?

12Wherefore should the EgyptiansH4714speakיֹאמְר֨וּyo.me.RuH559,and sayלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,For mischiefבְּרָעָ֤הbe.ra.'AhH7451did he bringהֽוֹצִיאָם֙ho.tzi.'AmH3318them out, to slayלַהֲרֹ֤גla.ha.RogH2026them in the mountainsבֶּֽהָרִ֔יםbe.ha.RimH2022,and to consumeוּ֨לְכַלֹּתָ֔םu.le.kha.lo.TamH3615them from the faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָֽאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127?Turnשׁ֚וּבShuvH7725from thy fierceמֵחֲר֣וֹןme.cha.RonH2740wrathאַפֶּ֔ךָ'a.Pe.khaH639,and repentוְהִנָּחֵ֥םve.hi.na.ChemH5162of this evilהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451against thy peopleלְעַמֶּֽךָ׃le.'a.Me.khaH5971.

13Rememberזְכֹ֡רze.KhorH2142Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָם֩le.'av.ra.HamH85,Isaacלְיִצְחָ֨קle.yitz.ChakH3327,and Israelוּלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לu.le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,thy servantsעֲבָדֶ֗יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,to whom thou swarestנִשְׁבַּ֣עְתָּnish.Ba'.taH7650by thine own self, and saidstוַתְּדַבֵּ֣רva.te.da.BerH1696unto them, I will multiplyאַרְבֶּה֙'ar.BehH7235your seedזַרְעֲכֶ֔םzar.'a.KhemH2233as the starsכְּכוֹכְבֵ֖יke.chokh.VeiH3556of heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and all this landהָאָ֨רֶץha.'A.retzH776that I have spokenאָמַ֗רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559of will I giveאֶתֵּן֙'e.TenH5414unto your seedלְזַרְעֲכֶ֔םle.zar.'a.KhemH2233,and they shall inheritוְנָחֲל֖וּve.na.cha.LuH5157itfor everלְעֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.

14And Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068repentedוַיִּנָּ֖חֶםvai.yi.Na.chemH5162of the evilהָ֣רָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451which he thoughtדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696to doלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213unto his peopleלְעַמּֽוֹ׃ פle.'a.MoH5971.

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