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Exodus 32:15-19

15And Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872turnedוַיִּ֜פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437,and went downוַיֵּ֤רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381from the mountהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022,and the twoוּשְׁנֵ֛יu.she.NeiH8147tablesלֻחֹ֥תlu.ChotH3871of the testimonyהָעֵדֻ֖תha.'e.DutH5715werein his handבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027:the tablesלֻחֹ֗תlu.ChotH3871werewrittenכְּתֻבִים֙ke.tu.VimH3789on bothמִשְּׁנֵ֣יmi.she.NeiH8147their sidesעֶבְרֵיהֶ֔ם'ev.rei.HemH5676; on the one side and on the other werethey writtenכְּתֻבִֽים׃ke.tu.VimH3789.

16And the tablesוְהַ֨לֻּחֹ֔תve.Ha.lu.ChotH3871werethe workמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430,and the writingוְהַמִּכְתָּ֗בve.ha.mikh.TavH4385wasthe writingמִכְתַּ֤בmikh.TavH4385of Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430,gravenחָר֖וּתcha.RutH2801upon the tablesהַלֻּחֹֽת׃ha.lu.ChotH3871.

17And when Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֧עvai.yish.Ma'H8085the noiseק֥וֹלKolH6963of the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971as they shoutedבְּרֵע֑וֹbe.re.'OH7452,he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, There isa noiseק֥וֹלKolH6963of warמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421in the campבַּֽמַּחֲנֶה׃Ba.ma.cha.nehH4264.

18And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, It isnot the voiceקוֹל֙kOlH6963of them thatshoutH6030for masteryגְּבוּרָ֔הge.vu.RahH1369, neither is itthe voiceק֖וֹלKolH6963of them thatcryH6030for being overcomeחֲלוּשָׁ֑הcha.lu.ShahH2476: butthe noiseק֣וֹלKolH6963of them thatsingH6031do I hearשֹׁמֵֽעַ׃sho.Me.a'H8085.

19And it came to pass, as soon as he came nighקָרַב֙ka.RavH7126unto the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,that he sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200the calfהָעֵ֖גֶלha.'E.gelH5695,and the dancingוּמְחֹלֹ֑תu.me.cho.LotH4246:and Moses’מֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872angerאַ֣ף'afH639waxed hotוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734,and he castוַיַּשְׁלֵ֤ךְvai.yash.LekhH7993the tablesהַלֻּחֹ֔תha.lu.ChotH3871out of his handsמִיָּדָיו֙mi.ya.dovH3027,and brakeוַיְשַׁבֵּ֥רvay.sha.BerH7665them beneathתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478the mountהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022.

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