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Exodus 32:1-4

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.

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