Revised Version 1895

Exodus 32

1And when thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200thatMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872delayedבֹשֵׁ֥שׁvo.SheshH954tocomeH1961downלָרֶ֣דֶתla.Re.detH3381from themountהָהָ֑רha.HarH2022, thepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971gatheredוַיִּקָּהֵ֨לvai.yi.ka.HelH6950themselvesH5921togetherH5921untoAaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175, andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto him,UpH5927,makeעֲשֵׂה־'a.seh-H6213usH413godsאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430,whichH834shallgoH5927beforeלְפָנֵ֔ינוּle.fa.Nei.nuH6440usH413; for as for thisMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872, themanהָאִ֗ישׁha.'IshH376thatbroughtH5927usH413upH5927outמִן־min-H4480of thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,weH3588knowיָדַ֖עְנוּya.Da'.nuH3045notלֹ֥אlo'H3808whatמֶה־meh-H4100isbecomeH1961of him.

2AndAaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them,BreakH6561offH6561thegoldenהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091ringsנִזְמֵ֣יniz.MeiH5141,whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834are in theearsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of yourwivesנְשֵׁיכֶ֔םne.shei.KhemH802, of yoursonsבְּנֵיכֶ֖םbe.nei.KhemH1121, and of yourdaughtersוּבְנֹתֵיכֶ֑םu.ve.no.tei.KhemH1323, andbringוְהָבִ֖יאוּve.ha.Vi.'uH935them untomeH413.

3Andallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971brakeoffוַיִּתְפָּֽרְקוּ֙vai.yit.pa.re.KuH6561thegoldenהַזָּהָ֖בha.za.HavH2091ringsנִזְמֵ֥יniz.MeiH5141whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were in theirearsבְּאָזְנֵיהֶ֑םbe.'a.ze.nei.HemH241, andbroughtוַיָּבִ֖יאוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935them untoAaronאַהֲרֹֽן׃'a.ha.RonH175.

4And hereceivedוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947it at theirhandמִיָּדָ֗םmi.ya.DamH3027, andfashionedH3335it with agravingH2747toolH2747, andmadeוַֽיַּעֲשֵׂ֖הוּvai.ya.'a.Se.huH6213it a moltencalfעֵ֣גֶל'E.gelH5695: and theysaidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559,Theseאֵ֤לֶּה'E.lehH428be thygodsאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834broughtH5927theeupH5927outH3027of thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

5And whenAaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200this, hebuiltוַיִּ֥בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129analtarמִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.achH4196beforeלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440it; andAaronאַֽהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175madeH7121proclamationH7121, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559,Tomorrowמָחָֽר׃ma.CharH4279shall be afeastחַ֥גchagH2282to theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068.

6And theyroseH6965upH5927earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֙ימוּ֙vai.yash.Ki.muH7925on the morrow, andofferedוַיַּעֲל֣וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927burntעֹלֹ֔ת'o.LotH5930offeringsH8002, andbroughtH5927peaceשְׁלָמִ֑יםshe.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002; and thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971satH3427downוַיֵּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427toeatלֶֽאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398and todrinkוְשָׁת֔וֹve.sha.ToH8354, androseH6965upH5927toplayלְצַחֵֽק׃ פle.tza.ChekH6711.

7And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872,GoH5927,getH5927theedownרֵ֕דredH3381; for thypeopleעַמְּךָ֔'a.me.KhaH5971,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834thou broughtestupH5927outאֶל־'el-H413of thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714, havecorruptedשִׁחֵ֣תshi.ChetH7843themselvesוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696:

8they haveturnedH5493asideסָ֣רוּSa.ruH5493quicklyמַהֵ֗רma.HerH4118outH4480of thewayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Icommandedצִוִּיתִ֔םtzi.vi.TimH6680them: they havemadeעָשׂ֣וּ'a.SuH6213them a moltencalfעֵ֖גֶל'E.gelH5695, and have worshipped it, and havesacrificedוַיִּזְבְּחוּ־vai.yiz.be.chu-H2076unto it, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559,Theseאֵ֤לֶּה'E.lehH428be thygodsאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834broughtH5927theeupH5927outH4480of thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

9And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872, I haveseenרָאִ֙יתִי֙ra.'I.tiH7200thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971, and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009, it is a stiffneckedpeopleעַם־'am-H5971:

10nowH6258thereforeletH6258meH3615aloneH6213, that mywrathאַפִּ֥י'a.PiH639may wax hotagainstוְיִֽחַר־ve.yi.char-H2734them, and that I mayconsumeH3615them: and I willmakeוְאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֥הve.'e.'e.SehH6213of thee agreatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419nationלְג֥וֹיle.GoyH1471.

11AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872besought theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068hisGodאֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavH430, andsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,whyלָמָ֤הla.MahH4100doth thywrathאַפְּךָ֙'a.pe.KhaH639wax hotagainstיֶחֱרֶ֤הye.che.RehH2734thypeopleבְּעַמֶּ֔ךָbe.'a.Me.khaH5971,whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834thou hastbroughtH3318forthH3318outH3318of thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714withgreatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419powerH3027and with amightyחֲזָקָֽה׃cha.za.KahH2389handוּבְיָ֥דu.ve.YadH3027?

12Wherefore should theEgyptiansמִצְרַ֜יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4713speakיֹאמְר֨וּyo.me.RuH559,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Forevilבְּרָעָ֤הbe.ra.'AhH7451didלָמָּה֩la.MahH4100hebringH3318themforthH3318, toslayלַהֲרֹ֤גla.ha.RogH2026them in themountainsבֶּֽהָרִ֔יםbe.ha.RimH2022, and toconsumeוּ֨לְכַלֹּתָ֔םu.le.kha.lo.TamH3615them from thefaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of theearthהָֽאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127?Turnשׁ֚וּבShuvH7725from thyfierceמֵחֲר֣וֹןme.cha.RonH2740wrathאַפֶּ֔ךָ'a.Pe.khaH639, andrepentH7725of thisevilהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451againstH5921thypeopleלְעַמֶּֽךָ׃le.'a.Me.khaH5971.

13Rememberזְכֹ֡רze.KhorH2142Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָם֩le.'av.ra.HamH85,Isaacלְיִצְחָ֨קle.yitz.ChakH3327, andIsraelוּלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לu.le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֗יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650, towhomH834thou swarest by thineownH5769self, and saidst unto them, I willmultiplyאַרְבֶּה֙'ar.BehH7235yourseedזַרְעֲכֶ֔םzar.'a.KhemH2233as thestarsכְּכוֹכְבֵ֖יke.chokh.VeiH3556ofheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thislandהָאָ֨רֶץha.'A.retzH776that I havespokenוַתְּדַבֵּ֣רva.te.da.BerH1696of will Igiveאֶתֵּן֙'e.TenH5414unto yourseedלְזַרְעֲכֶ֔םle.zar.'a.KhemH2233, and they shallinheritוְנָחֲל֖וּve.na.cha.LuH5157it foreverלְעֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.

14And theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068repentedוַיִּנָּ֖חֶםvai.yi.Na.chemH5162of theevilהָ֣רָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834hesaidדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696he woulddoלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213unto hispeopleלְעַמּֽוֹ׃ פle.'a.MoH5971.

15AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872turnedוַיִּ֜פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437, andwentH3381downוַיֵּ֤רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381from themountהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022, with thetwoוּשְׁנֵ֛יu.she.NeiH8147tables of thetestimonyהָעֵדֻ֖תha.'e.DutH5715in hishandבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027; tables that werewrittenכְּתֻבִים֙ke.tu.VimH3789onbothמִשְּׁנֵ֣יmi.she.NeiH8147theirsidesH5676; on the onesideH5676and on theotherH2088were theywrittenכְּתֻבִֽים׃ke.tu.VimH3789.

16And the tables were theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639ofGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430, and thewritingוְהַמִּכְתָּ֗בve.ha.mikh.TavH4385was thewritingמִכְתַּ֤בmikh.TavH4385ofGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430, gravenuponעַל־'al-H5921the tables.

17And whenJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֧עvai.yish.Ma'H8085thenoiseק֥וֹלKolH6963of thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971as theyshoutedבְּרֵע֑וֹbe.re.'OH7452, hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, There is anoiseק֥וֹלKolH6963ofwarמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421in thecampבַּֽמַּחֲנֶה׃Ba.ma.cha.nehH4264.

18And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, It isnotH369thevoiceH6963of them thatshoutH6963for mastery,neitherH369is it thevoiceH6963of them thatcryH6963for beingovercomeH369: but thenoiseH6963of them thatsingH6030doH8085Ihearשֹׁמֵֽעַ׃sho.Me.a'H8085.

19And itcameH1961topassH1961, assoonקָרַב֙ka.RavH7126as hecameH1961nigh unto thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264, that hesawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200thecalfהָעֵ֖גֶלha.'E.gelH5695and thedancingוּמְחֹלֹ֑תu.me.cho.LotH4246: andMoses’מֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872angerאַ֣ף'afH639waxed hot, and hecastוַיַּשְׁלֵ֤ךְvai.yash.LekhH7993the tablesoutאֶל־'el-H413of hishandsמִיָּדָיו֙mi.ya.dovH3027, and brake thembeneathתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478themountהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022.

20And hetookוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947thecalfהָעֵ֨גֶלha.'E.gelH5695whichH834they hadmadeH6213, andburntוַיִּשְׂרֹ֣ףvai.yis.RofH8313it withfireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784, andgroundH1854it topowderH1854, and strewed ituponעַל־'al-H5921thewaterהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325, andmadeH6213thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478drinkוַיַּ֖שְׁקְvai.YashkH8248of it.

21AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoAaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175,Whatמֶֽה־meh-H4100didעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971unto thee, that thou hastbroughtהֵבֵ֥אתָhe.Ve.taH935agreatגְדֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419sinחֲטָאָ֥הcha.ta.'AhH2401uponעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921them?

22AndAaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,LetH408notH408theangerאַ֖ף'afH639of mylordאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113wax hot: thou knowest thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, that they are set onevilבְרָ֖עve.Ra'H7451.

23For theysaidוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559untomeH6440,Makeעֲשֵׂה־'a.seh-H6213usH3045godsאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430,whichH834shallgoH5927beforeH6440usH3045: for as for thisMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872, themanהָאִ֗ישׁha.'IshH376thatbroughtH5927usH3045upH5927outH3045of thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,weכִּי־ki-H3588knowיָדַ֖עְנוּya.Da'.nuH3045notלֹ֥אlo'H3808whatמֶה־meh-H4100isbecomeהָ֥יָהHa.yahH1961of him.

24And Isaidוָאֹמַ֤רva.'o.MarH559unto them, Whosoever hathanyH5414goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091,letH5414thembreakH6561itoffH6561;soH5414theygaveH5414itmeH5414: and IcastH7993itintoH7993thefireבָאֵ֔שׁva.'EshH784, and therecameH3318outH3318thiscalfהָעֵ֥גֶלha.'E.gelH5695.

25And whenMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872sawוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200that thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971were broken loose; forAaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175had let them loose for aderisionלְשִׁמְצָ֖הle.shim.TzahH8103among theirenemiesבְּקָמֵיהֶֽם׃be.ka.mei.HemH6965:

26thenMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֤דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975in thegateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179of thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264, andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Whoso is on theLORD’Sלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068side, let him come untomeH413. Andallכָּל־kol-H3605thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofLeviלֵוִֽי׃le.ViH3878gatheredוַיֵּאָסְפ֥וּvai.ye.'a.se.FuH622themselvesH622togetherH622unto him.

27And hesaidH559unto them,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Putשִׂ֥ימוּSi.muH7760yeeveryH376manH376hisswordחַרְבּ֖וֹchar.BoH2719uponH5921histhighיְרֵכ֑וֹye.re.KhoH3409, andgoH7725to andfroH7725fromgateמִשַּׁ֤עַרmi.Sha.'arH8179togateלָשַׁ֙עַר֙la.Sha.'arH8179throughoutH5921thecampבַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הba.ma.cha.NehH4264, andslayוְהִרְג֧וּve.hir.GuH2026everyH376manH376hisbrotherאָחִ֛יו'a.ChivH251, andeveryH376manH376hiscompanionרֵעֵ֖הוּre.'E.huH7453, andeveryH376manH376his neighbour.

28And thesonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofLeviלֵוִ֖יle.ViH3878didוַיַּֽעֲשׂ֥וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213accordingמִן־min-H4480to thewordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872: and therefellוַיִּפֹּ֤לvai.yi.PolH5307of thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117aboutH1697threeכִּשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתkish.Lo.shetH7969thousandאַלְפֵ֖י'al.FeiH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

29AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Consecrate yourselvestodayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,yeaH3588,everyH376manH376againstH5921hissonבִּבְנ֖וֹbiv.NoH1121, andagainstH5921hisbrotherוּבְאָחִ֑יוu.ve.'a.ChivH251; that he maybestowוְלָתֵ֧תve.la.TetH5414uponH5921youH3588ablessingבְּרָכָֽה׃be.ra.KhahH1293thisdayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117.

30And itcameH1961topassH1961on the morrow, thatMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, Ye havesinnedH2398agreatגְדֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419sinH2398: andnowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258I willgoאֶֽעֱלֶ֣ה'e.'e.LehH5927upH5927unto theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; peradventure I shall makeatonementאֲכַפְּרָ֖ה'a.kha.pe.RahH3722for yoursinH2398.

31AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872returnedוַיָּ֧שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725unto theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, Oh, thispeopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971havesinnedH2398agreatגְדֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419sinH2398, and havemadeוַיַּֽעֲשׂ֥וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213themgodsאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofgoldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.

32Yetnowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258,ifאִם־'im-H518thou wiltforgiveתִּשָּׂ֣אti.Sa'H5375theirsinחַטָּאתָ֑םcha.ta.TamH2403—; andifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518notאַ֕יִן'A.yinH369, blotmeH4994, IprayH4994thee,outמְחֵ֣נִיme.Che.niH4229of thybookמִֽסִּפְרְךָ֖mi.sif.re.KhaH5612whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834thou hastwrittenכָּתָֽבְתָּ׃ka.Ta.ve.taH3789.

33And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872, Whosoever hathsinnedחָֽטָא־cha.ta'-H2398againstH413meH413, him will I blotoutH413of mybookמִסִּפְרִֽי׃mi.sif.RiH5612.

34Andnowוְעַתָּ֞הve.'a.TahH6258goH2009,leadנְחֵ֣הne.ChehH5148thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971unto the place ofwhichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I havespokenדִּבַּ֙רְתִּי֙di.Bar.tiH1696unto thee:beholdH2009, mineangelמַלְאָכִ֖יmal.'a.KhiH4397shallgoH2009beforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee:neverthelessH2009in thedayוּבְי֣וֹםu.ve.YomH3117when Ivisitפָּקְדִ֔יpa.ke.DiH6485, I willvisitוּפָקַדְתִּ֥יu.fa.kad.TiH6485theirsinחַטָּאתָֽם׃cha.ta.TamH2403uponעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH5921them.

35And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068smoteוַיִּגֹּ֥ףvai.yi.GofH5062thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,becauseעַ֚ל'alH5921theymadeעָשׂ֣וּ'a.SuH6213thecalfהָעֵ֔גֶלha.'E.gelH5695,whichH834Aaronאַהֲרֹֽן׃ ס'a.ha.RonH175madeעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213.

Commentaries on Exodus 32

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