Revised Version 1895

Exodus 32:1-14

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.

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