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Exodus 32:19-35

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.

20And he tookוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947the calfהָעֵ֨גֶלha.'E.gelH5695which they had madeעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213,and burntוַיִּשְׂרֹ֣ףvai.yis.RofH8313itin the fireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784,and groundוַיִּטְחַ֖ןvai.yit.ChanH2912itto powderדָּ֑קDakH1854,and strawedוַיִּ֙זֶר֙vai.Yi.zerH2219ituponפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440the waterהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,and made the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478drinkוַיַּ֖שְׁקְvai.YashkH8248of it.

21And Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175,What didעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213this peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971unto thee, that thou hast broughtהֵבֵ֥אתָhe.Ve.taH935so greatגְדֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419a sinחֲטָאָ֥הcha.ta.'AhH2401upon them?

22And Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Let not the angerאַ֖ף'afH639of my lordאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113wax hotיִ֥חַרYi.charH2734:thou knowestיָדַ֣עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, that they are seton mischiefבְרָ֖עve.Ra'H7451.

23For they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559unto me, Makeעֲשֵׂה־'a.seh-H6213us godsאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430,which shall goH3212beforeלְפָנֵ֑ינוּle.fa.Nei.nuH6440us: for as forthis Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872,the manהָאִ֗ישׁha.'IshH376that brought us upהֶֽעֱלָ֙נוּ֙he.'e.La.nuH5927out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,we wotיָדַ֖עְנוּya.Da'.nuH3045not what is become of him.

24And I saidוָאֹמַ֤רva.'o.MarH559unto them, Whosoever hath any goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091,let them breakהִתְפָּרָ֖קוּhit.pa.Ra.kuH6561itoff. So they gaveוַיִּתְּנוּ־vai.yi.te.nu-H5414itme: then I castוָאַשְׁלִכֵ֣הוּva.'ash.li.Khe.huH7993it into the fireבָאֵ֔שׁva.'EshH784,and there came outוַיֵּצֵ֖אvai.ye.Tze'H3318this calfהָעֵ֥גֶלha.'E.gelH5695.

25And when Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872sawוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200that the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971werenakedפָרֻ֖עַfa.Ru.a'H6544; (for Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175had made them nakedפְרָעֹ֣הfe.ra.'OhH6544unto theirshameלְשִׁמְצָ֖הle.shim.TzahH8103among their enemiesבְּקָמֵיהֶֽם׃be.ka.mei.HemH6965:)

26Then Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֤דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975in the gateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179of the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Who ison Yhwh'sלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068side? let him comeunto me. And all the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Leviלֵוִֽי׃le.ViH3878gatheredוַיֵּאָסְפ֥וּvai.ye.'a.se.FuH622themselves together unto him.

27And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Thus saithאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Putשִׂ֥ימוּSi.muH7760every manאִישׁ־'ish-H376his swordחַרְבּ֖וֹchar.BoH2719by his sideיְרֵכ֑וֹye.re.KhoH3409, andgoעִבְר֨וּ'iv.RuH5674in and outוָשׁ֜וּבוּva.Shu.vuH7725from gateמִשַּׁ֤עַרmi.Sha.'arH8179to gateלָשַׁ֙עַר֙la.Sha.'arH8179throughout the campבַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הba.ma.cha.NehH4264,and slayוְהִרְג֧וּve.hir.GuH2026every manאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376his brotherאָחִ֛יו'a.ChivH251,and every manוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376his companionרֵעֵ֖הוּre.'E.huH7453,and every manוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376his neighbourקְרֹבֽוֹ׃ke.ro.VoH7138.

28And the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Leviלֵוִ֖יle.ViH3878didוַיַּֽעֲשׂ֥וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213according to the wordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872:and there fellוַיִּפֹּ֤לvai.yi.PolH5307of the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117about threeכִּשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתkish.Lo.shetH7969thousandאַלְפֵ֖י'al.FeiH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

29For Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872had saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Consecrate yourselvesמִלְא֨וּ יֶדְכֶ֤םmil.'U yed.KhemH3027 H4390to dayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117to Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,evenכִּ֛יkiH3588every manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376upon his sonבִּבְנ֖וֹbiv.NoH1121,and upon his brotherוּבְאָחִ֑יוu.ve.'a.ChivH251;that he may bestowוְלָתֵ֧תve.la.TetH5414upon you a blessingבְּרָכָֽה׃be.ra.KhahH1293this dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117.

30And it came to pass on the morrowמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283,that Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,Ye have sinnedחֲטָאתֶ֖םcha.ta.TemH2398a greatגְדֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419sinחֲטָאָ֣הcha.ta.'AhH2401:and now I will go upאֶֽעֱלֶ֣ה'e.'e.LehH5927unto Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;peradventureאוּלַ֥י'u.LaiH194I shall make an atonementאֲכַפְּרָ֖ה'a.kha.pe.RahH3722forבְּעַ֥דbe.'AdH1157your sinחַטַּאתְכֶֽם׃cha.tat.KhemH2403.

31And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872returnedוַיָּ֧שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725unto Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,Ohאָ֣נָּ֗א'a.Na'H577,this peopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971have sinnedחָטָ֞אcha.Ta'H2398a greatגְדֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419sinחֲטָאָ֣הcha.ta.'AhH2401,and have madeוַיַּֽעֲשׂ֥וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213them godsאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of goldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.

32Yet now, if thou wilt forgiveתִּשָּׂ֣אti.Sa'H5375their sinחַטָּאתָ֑םcha.ta.TamH2403—;and if not, blotמְחֵ֣נִיme.Che.niH4229me, I pray thee, out of thy bookמִֽסִּפְרְךָ֖mi.sif.re.KhaH5612which thou hast writtenכָּתָֽבְתָּ׃ka.Ta.ve.taH3789.

33And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872,Whosoeverאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834hath sinnedחָֽטָא־cha.ta'-H2398against me, him will I blot outאֶמְחֶ֖נּוּ'em.Che.nuH4229of my bookמִסִּפְרִֽי׃mi.sif.RiH5612.

34Therefore now goH3212,leadנְחֵ֣הne.ChehH5148the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971unto the placeof which I have spokenדִּבַּ֙רְתִּי֙di.Bar.tiH1696unto thee: behold, mine Angelמַלְאָכִ֖יmal.'a.KhiH4397shall goH3212beforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee: nevertheless in the dayוּבְי֣וֹםu.ve.YomH3117when I visitפָּקְדִ֔יpa.ke.DiH6485I will visitוּפָקַדְתִּ֥יu.fa.kad.TiH6485their sinחַטָּאתָֽם׃cha.ta.TamH2403upon them.

35And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068plaguedוַיִּגֹּ֥ףvai.yi.GofH5062the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,becauseאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they madeעָשׂ֣וּ'a.SuH6213the calfהָעֵ֔גֶלha.'E.gelH5695,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Aaronאַהֲרֹֽן׃ ס'a.ha.RonH175madeעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213.

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