Revised Version 1895

Exodus 32:19-35

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.

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